as in commerce
the buying and selling of goods especially on a large scale and between different places
they contributed money to an environmental group that works to end the traffic of endangered animals
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as in to trade
to carry on the business of buying and selling goods or other property
arrested him for trafficking in drugs
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Recent Examples of traffic
Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 30 June 2025
Last year's total was lifted by a 10.8% increase in traffic, even as consumers pulled back their overall restaurant spending.
—Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 30 June 2025
Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 5 June 2025
In the seminal teen drama's first episode, Joey (Katie Holmes) reveals that her father is in prison for trafficking marijuana, a detail Dawson's Creek and The Waterfront creator Kevin Williamson culled from his own life.
—EW.com, 19 June 2025
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Noun
The figure smashes the band’s own 2009 benchmark during the Black Ice tour and drove the majority of sales traffic across the platform that day.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 30 June 2025
Last year's total was lifted by a 10.8% increase in traffic, even as consumers pulled back their overall restaurant spending.
—Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 30 June 2025
Verb
Industries where trafficking victims are forced to work include hospitality, restaurants, agriculture, construction, landscaping, factories, home care, salons, massage parlors, retail, janitorial and many more, officials said.
—Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 5 June 2025
In the seminal teen drama's first episode, Joey (Katie Holmes) reveals that her father is in prison for trafficking marijuana, a detail Dawson's Creek and The Waterfront creator Kevin Williamson culled from his own life.
—EW.com, 19 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for traffic
Noun
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Conducting or participating in the conduct through a pattern of racketeering activity of such affairs of an enterprise affecting interstate commerce.—
Steve Weisman,
Forbes.com,
3 July 2025
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Nashville’s longstanding control over both the means of production and commerce has positioned its artists, creator and executives — including Sanders — as vital to the industry’s sustainability and evolution.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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Lukas Dostal, 25, is now the Anaheim Ducks’ undisputed No. 1 goaltender after veteran John Gibson was traded to the Detroit Red Wings on June 28.—
Carol Schram,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
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Baltimore's core is still very young and talented, but there are a few veterans on expiring deals who should be traded.—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 July 2025
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But the underlying rails that power payments haven’t kept pace with the fluidity of today’s digital marketplaces.—
Paul Marcantonio,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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The digital services tax is a 3% tax on revenue earned in the country from large online marketplace services, online advertising services, social media services and certain sales of user data.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
30 June 2025
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The Bulls have already tried to deal Vučević to the Warriors once in a trade deadline deal that was smothered, in part, by the Jimmy Butler move with the Miami Heat.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
30 June 2025
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Is Marchand officially moved on after being dealt last season?—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
29 June 2025
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“Traffic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traffic. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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