bartered

Definition of barterednext
past tense of barter

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Verb
  • The Wizards traded for Young, a four-time All-Star point guard, in early January.
    Josh Robbins, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2026
  • As expected, shares of the shoe and athletic apparel maker briefly traded higher to above $68 immediately after the decision.
    Jeff Marks, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • The Teamsters argue the program violates six articles of the five-year union contract because it wasn’t negotiated and any program that changes the terms of employment, such as compensation and separation, must be bargained with the union.
    Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 13 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Unlike their peers in other major leagues, NBA players can invest in sports gambling companies and advertise for them, a right negotiated in the 2023 collective bargaining agreement.
    Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026
  • In recent weeks, Baker McKenzie, a white-shoe law firm, axed 700 employees, Salesforce sacked hundreds of workers, and the auditing firm KPMG negotiated lower fees with its own auditor.
    Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 18 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • ClubNFT launched as a safety net to protect the digital artifacts transacted via NFTs, backing up more than a million digital artworks and assets owned by the world’s leading collectors.
    Ana María Caballero, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Further, however, signs concerning the sales and use permit also were posted at the location, saying no sales can be transacted there.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • A couple of hours later, the hatches swung open and the seven space travelers hugged and exchanged exuberant high fives.
    Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Hallmark says approximately 145 million Valentine’s Day cards are exchanged on the holiday (not including those prepackaged valentines exchanged in elementary school classrooms).
    Katey Psencik, Austin American Statesman, 14 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Powell played three-plus seasons with the Clippers before being dealt to the Heat in July.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Their best bet is to play the hand they were dealt.
    Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Walsh also notes that the descendants of Africans trafficked to what became the United States are now in better socioeconomic shape than those whose ancestors remained in the Old World or were transported to Latin America or the Caribbean.
    Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Manscaped’s ‘Hair Ballad’ Several ads trafficked in revulsion as an attention-getter, none more so than this one for a body shaver featuring various clumps of removed body hair singing with their little hairy mouths.
    Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Due to yogurt’s many amazing qualities and versatility, plain yogurt can be substituted for milk in cake and muffin recipes, swapped for sour cream with baked potatoes, and substituted for mayonnaise in salad dressing.
    Kathleen Ferraro, Verywell Health, 15 Feb. 2026
  • The base spirit can change to bourbon, or scotch, or another aged spirit, while the vermouth can be swapped or split with another liqueur to change the experience entirely.
    Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 14 Feb. 2026
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“Bartered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bartered. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.

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