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as in negotiated
to talk over or dispute the terms of a purchase
they bargained with the car salesman for half an hour before settling on a price
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as in agreed
to come to an arrangement as to a course of action
I really hadn't bargained on buying a whole case of Girl Scout cookies, just a couple of boxes
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as in arranged
to bring about through discussion and compromise
bargained the price of the painting down to a figure that the artist could still live with
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Recent Examples of bargained
That potential rule change, just like any other NCAA eligibility rule, could be challenged as violating antitrust law since it would not be bargained with a players’ association.
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 8 Apr. 2026
The deal appears to be a win for the WGA, which had bargained for additional contributions to its health fund and pension plan.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 5 Apr. 2026
The attorneys claim that the changes should have been bargained with the union.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026
It’s believed that the list of teams that get competitive balance picks is collectively bargained.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
Nurses in Los Angeles bargained for the right to override AI decisions that would be bad for their patients.
—Alexander McCoy, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026
The problem — well, at least one problem — is that the length of the season is collectively bargained between the MLBPA and the 30 owners.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
However, there are no statutory exemptions to discuss administrator pay in closed-door meetings, since it’s not collectively bargained, lawyer Barbara Petersen, an expert on Sunshine Law issues, told the Sun Sentinel in a recent interview.
—Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2026
This was partly out of deference to a president who thinks not of enemies but only of potential counterparties to be bargained with, bullied, swindled, or accommodated.
—Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 17 Feb. 2026
Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 8 Apr. 2026
The deal appears to be a win for the WGA, which had bargained for additional contributions to its health fund and pension plan.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 5 Apr. 2026
The attorneys claim that the changes should have been bargained with the union.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026
It’s believed that the list of teams that get competitive balance picks is collectively bargained.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
Nurses in Los Angeles bargained for the right to override AI decisions that would be bad for their patients.
—Alexander McCoy, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026
The problem — well, at least one problem — is that the length of the season is collectively bargained between the MLBPA and the 30 owners.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
However, there are no statutory exemptions to discuss administrator pay in closed-door meetings, since it’s not collectively bargained, lawyer Barbara Petersen, an expert on Sunshine Law issues, told the Sun Sentinel in a recent interview.
—Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2026
This was partly out of deference to a president who thinks not of enemies but only of potential counterparties to be bargained with, bullied, swindled, or accommodated.
—Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 17 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bargained
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At the time, Epstein was serving his 18-month sentence in the Palm Beach County stockade but was allowed to spend 12 hours a day, six days a week, in his office under a work-release program his attorneys had negotiated.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2026
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Spice levels are negotiated with shorthand, on a scale from one to five.—
Timothy DePeugh,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2026
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James McCann, a senior economist at Edward Jones, agreed.—
Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2026
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It was previously agreed the Earth at its core was liquid, and now she's discovered that that's actually not true.—
Carol Sutton Lewis,
Scientific American,
3 Apr. 2026
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Private museum tours, sandal-making workshops, and boat trips to the nearby islands of Aegina and Kea (where another One&Only opens in 2024) can be arranged.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Apr. 2026
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The Uncollected Letters of Virginia Woolf, weighing in at a thousand pages and containing over 1,400 letters (additions to the 3,766 letters that were published in six volumes, edited by Nigel Nicolson and Joanne Trautmann, between 1975 and 1980), is arranged alphabetically by correspondent.—
Hermione Lee,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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His last project, which earned him a Grammy for Best Progressive R&B Album, dealt heavily with the loss of his friend Mac Miller, whose verse is featured early on Distracted.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
4 Apr. 2026
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Verlander was dealt to Houston at the trade deadline in 2017.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Apr. 2026
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The office’s director of investigations Ross Barnett allegations of 53 war crimes had been investigated and 39 of those investigations had concluded without charges.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Apr. 2026
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As Hansen concluded the announcement, the crew gathered around in Integrity to share a hug.—
Stevie Bonifield,
The Verge,
6 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Minnelli haggled with doctors for extra pills, was left home alone with her infant sister, and once used garden shears to slice open a screen window when Garland locked herself in a bathroom, threatening to overdose.—
Matt Weinstock,
New Yorker,
25 Mar. 2026
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In the two years since, a wide array of lobbyists, tech and consumer protection officials, representatives from Polis’ office and a small group of lawmakers have haggled, negotiated and fought over how to rewrite those regulations.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
15 Mar. 2026
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