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as in bargaining
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as in activity
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as in trafficking
to carry on the business of buying and selling goods or other property
that store deals in used furniture
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as in negotiating
to talk over or dispute the terms of a purchase
you're going to have to learn how to deal if you want to buy a car at a fair price
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Recent Examples of dealing
Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 2 Apr. 2025
This influenced January’s transfer dealings, with a greater appetite to deepen the squad’s depth.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025
Regardless of the murkiness of government dealings, recent financial reports show a game effort by Paramount to continue pushing toward its strategic goals, including streaming profitability.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 3 Apr. 2025
The order also singled out Pomerantz, the former Paul, Weiss partner who joined the Manhattan District Attorney’s office, in late 2020, to help oversee the criminal investigation into Trump’s business dealings and personal finances.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2025
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Diamond hasn’t addressed the Michael Jackson story, but has said that Crime Mob’s split was due to faulty business dealings on their manager’s part.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 2 Apr. 2025
This influenced January’s transfer dealings, with a greater appetite to deepen the squad’s depth.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025
Regardless of the murkiness of government dealings, recent financial reports show a game effort by Paramount to continue pushing toward its strategic goals, including streaming profitability.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 3 Apr. 2025
The order also singled out Pomerantz, the former Paul, Weiss partner who joined the Manhattan District Attorney’s office, in late 2020, to help oversee the criminal investigation into Trump’s business dealings and personal finances.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dealing
Noun
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Each location might have some different activities, but they are all known for having a massive indoor water park complete with numerous slides, a lazy river, and a wave pool.—
Michelle Spitzer,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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The study found that certain human activities at sea, such as fishing and particularly underwater spearfishing and the management of passive fish traps, are associated with this type of bite.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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Two Connecticut men have been found guilty of trafficking fentanyl after selling to undercover officers, officials said.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
21 Dec. 2024
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The investigation also revealed that members of the drug trafficking organization possessed and used firearms in connection with their drug trafficking activity, authorities said.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
20 Dec. 2024
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The two players have been negotiating deals with Cincinnati to keep them with the organization for years to come.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
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The Prime Minister will convene the ministerial team on Saturday night to receive a detailed report from the negotiating team, and to decide on the next steps for the release of the hostages.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
14 Mar. 2025
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There's also great uncertainty as Trump seeks negotiations with China and begins talks with other counties whose larger tariffs were delayed by 90 days.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
21 Apr. 2025
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Oman’s capital, Muscat, hosted the first round of negotiations between Araghchi and Witkoff last weekend, which saw the two men meet face to face after indirect talks.—
Matthew Lee and Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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Those successes led to Hilton being named to this year’s CNBC Changemakers list, which spotlights women whose accomplishments have left an indelible mark on the business world.—
Eric Rosenbaum,
CNBC,
17 Apr. 2025
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His next challenge will be sustaining that level of success over the course of a 10-plus year career to follow the footsteps of the duo that came ushered him into the league.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Apr. 2025
Verb
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For some bargaining units, like the California Association of State Attorneys and Administrative Law Judges, the change came less than a month after the union started bargaining a new contract with the state.—
William Melhado,
Sacramento Bee,
5 Mar. 2025
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As Philadelphia systematically destroyed Kansas City on Sunday, Eagles fans were no doubt too … ebullient to pay much attention to the ads, while Chiefs supporters no doubt spent the commercial breaks bargaining with God or dousing themselves with Arthur Bryant‘s Barbecue Sauce for luck.—
Mary McNamara,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2025
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The rollover has been the most frequent IRA transaction, and rollover contributions exceed regular contributions by a significant amount.—
Bob Carlson,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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The other transaction to watch for those trying to collect breadcrumbs is a possible George Pickens trade.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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No for-profit enterprise would cut off 25% or 10% of its customers for years when there is an alternative.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
28 Apr. 2025
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Bryce Hodgson's comedic S1 turn as Major's roommate in the mental institution, Scott E., was so memorable that the writers brought the actor back to play twin brother Don E., part of Blaine's drug (and brain) dealing enterprise.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
27 Apr. 2025
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“Dealing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dealing. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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