bartered

verb

past tense of barter
as in traded

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  1. traded
  2. bargained
  3. negotiated
  4. transacted
  5. exchanged
  6. dealt
  7. trafficked
  8. swapped
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  • Political leaders traded accusations over Saturday's violence ahead of next spring's presidential election.
    — SYLVIE CORBET, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Brazil’s presidential candidates traded barbs in the first debate ahead of Sunday’s runoff, with polls showing a technical tie.
    — semafor.com, semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of traded
Verb
  • Salary caps in the NFL, NBA and NHL, along with the luxury-tax system in MLB, are lawful because they’ve been collectively bargained.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The Jefferson County Education Association bargained the provisions after Evergreen became the district's third school shooting, following Columbine High School in 1999 and Deer Creek Middle School in 2010.
    — Anna Alejo, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of bargained
Verb
  • Pascal Lamy negotiated China’s accession to the WTO in 2001 on behalf of the EU.
    — semafor.com, semafor.com, 20 Oct. 2026
  • China, France, Germany, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States negotiated the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran.
    — Charles Kupchan, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of negotiated
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  • At least 44 of the users on the leaderboard transacted through Binance prior to purchasing $TRUMP, the analysis found.
    — Madeleine May, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The bulk of the trades – about 125 puts with strikes from 2,250 to 2,500 – were transacted closer to the ask, suggesting they were bought.
    — Oliver Renick, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of transacted
Verb
  • Jackson struck Chubb after the two exchanged words following the Bills' 37-34 overtime victory over the Rams at SoFi Stadium.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • In sharp contrast to sprawling industry conferences or high-volume networking mixers where business cards are exchanged in seven-minute increments, these occasions are engineered for depth, the co-founders said.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of exchanged
Verb
  • William Contreras was coming off an All-Star season when Atlanta dealt him to Milwaukee as part of a December 2022 three-team trade in which the Braves also acquired Sean Murphy from the Athletics.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Douglas said Cameron was addicted to cocaine and heroin, dealt methamphetamine and carried a Glock for protection.
    — Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of dealt
Verb
  • The parks offer a diverse range of experiences and, of course, not all are as trafficked as the most popular ones.
    — Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 10 Oct. 2026
  • In the 1990s, Nigerian rings often trafficked drugs from Southeast Asia to Chicago via couriers, according to the Justice Department.
    — Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of trafficked
Verb
  • Although the couple had swapped the vehicle's license plates, an Arkansas Razorbacks logo seen in surveillance footage was still affixed to the rear of the vehicle.
    — S.E. Jenkins, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The Falcons swapped veteran quarterbacks on their 53-man roster, signing Andy Dalton and releasing Cooper Rush, the team announced Monday.
    — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of swapped
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