bartered

Definition of barterednext
past tense of barter
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Verb
  • Jacksonville traded its first-round pick in 2026 to Cleveland last year to move up three spots and draft Hunter.
    Mark Long, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
  • After Maxey and Vucevic traded 3-pointers, the Celtics botched two entry passes for their 15th and 16th turnovers of the night.
    Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 25 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • One way to prevent these kinds of cases is for eligibility rules to be collectively bargained with a college athletes’ union or unions.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 20 Apr. 2026
  • The controversial 65-game rule was collectively bargained in 2023 with the league pushing back on load management for star players.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The one modern exception came during the 50-50 Senate of 2021-2022, and only because both parties had negotiated a power-sharing agreement that altered the rules by mutual consent.
    Phil Mattingly, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Last month, Foster negotiated a new three-year, $33 million extension for the Green Bay Packers’ Sean Rhyan, a Southern California native and UCLA product.
    Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • While economic impact can be quantified and reported, community impact cannot be so easily transacted.
    Michelle Grabner, Artforum, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Given the billions of dollars in advertising transacted on Nielsen data, even minor changes can have a big impact on major media companies and streamers.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The overnight attacks followed a prisoner swap Friday, in which Russia and Ukraine exchanged 193 service members.
    ABC News, ABC News, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Vouchers can be exchanged for a ticket comparable in price and location to select regular season home games, including Sunday’s doubleheader.
    Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Lakers guard Austin Reaves went through pregame warmups for the first time in three weeks before being downgraded to out 45 minutes before Game 3 tipped off on Friday, but the Houston Rockets were dealt a significant injury blow for the second time in the first-round playoff series.
    Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
  • This is the tandem that, led by Snead, the general manager, dealt more first-round draft chips over a five-year span than many NFL clubs do over decades.
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • That victim is likely to be trafficked again, the county officials said, and the human traffickers who trafficked her will not be held to account.
    Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 19 Apr. 2026
  • They’re often trafficked by political rivals, which automatically raises suspicion and invites particular skepticism.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Windows have been replaced, and the firehouse doors have been swapped out for large glazed openings facing Whipple.
    Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2026
  • Nicky Scannella, lead for the Solana marketing group Superteam USA, swapped $45,000 of USDC for Tether’s USDT stablecoin following the news of Tether’s Drift gift.
    Jack Kubinec, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2026
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“Bartered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bartered. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.

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