bartered

past tense of barter

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bartered
Verb
  • The Dow on Wednesday had its worst day in almost a month after Washington and Tehran traded strikes.
    John Towfighi, CNN Money, 9 July 2026
  • Israel and Iran traded fire on June 8, seriously testing a fragile truce and threating hopes for a deal to end the Middle East war.
    Justina Lee, CNBC, 8 July 2026
Verb
  • Johnson released a statement through his press office saying the ILA workers who met with the mayor are members of the team that bargained their new contract, ratified this spring.
    Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
  • The rules have also not been bargained with a players’ association, like in pro sports, so there’s no labor exemption from antitrust scrutiny.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 25 June 2026
Verb
  • Maria Demertzis, professor of economic policy at the European University Institute, notes that the trade policy was negotiated collectively by Brussels rather than individual member states.
    Tiago Ventura, Time, 9 July 2026
  • The deal was negotiated between Robert Aaronson, Executive Vice President of Cohen Media Group, and Nicolas Brigaud-Robert, Co-CEO of France’s Playtime.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 8 July 2026
Verb
  • Our agent is capable of recommending optimal solutions that can be transacted instantly online.
    Rob Green, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • For decades, billions of dollars in advertising have been transacted on Nielsen ratings that tabulate how many people saw a TV program or commercial, and, also on how many people of a certain age or gender did as well.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 9 May 2026
Verb
  • Iran’s leadership has railed against the United States after the two countries exchanged a second night of strikes on Thursday local time.
    Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 9 July 2026
  • Swift and Kelce exchanged lengthy vows in front of over 1,000 guests, including Swift’s longtime friend, actress and singer Suki Waterhouse.
    Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 7 July 2026
Verb
  • While the Heat moved forward with the Adebayo extension as soon as Adebayo became eligible, the team bypassed an extension for Herro during an extension window in October and then dealt Herro as another extension window opened on July 1.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 10 July 2026
  • Unlike some of the policy wonks and academics who opine about teen takeovers, Johnson has dealt directly with these kids.
    Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026
Verb
  • Police rescued the girls after the 17-year-old called a dispatcher on June 4 and said she was being trafficked and needed help.
    Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 8 July 2026
  • Online, Safeer Mohammed Koorimannil, who was trafficked to a scam center in Myanmar, impersonated a 28-year-old Singaporean woman named Ella.
    ABC News, ABC News, 30 June 2026
Verb
  • In June, Atrium swapped 14 acres of land between North Tryon and North Poplar streets with INLIVIAN, Charlotte’s public housing authority.
    Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 9 July 2026
  • Both Laertes and Polonius are gender-swapped in this production, with Patrice Egleston playing the verbose mother of two daughters instead of a son and a daughter — a change that subtly shifts the dynamics in this family of women.
    Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026
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“Bartered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bartered. Accessed 14 Jul. 2026.

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