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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
Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
An exciting and quotable film about the wheeling and dealing of the NFL Draft, focusing on a Cleveland Browns general manager (Kevin Costner) whose job hinges on his picks.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 25 Oct. 2025
The Hurricanes didn’t have time to rebuild the plane after dealing Rantanen, because that happened at the deadline.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 25 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Crack dealing and gang violence were the culprits.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
An exciting and quotable film about the wheeling and dealing of the NFL Draft, focusing on a Cleveland Browns general manager (Kevin Costner) whose job hinges on his picks.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
Mestemaker’s career day featured 608 yards through the air, breaking the North Texas program record, including dealing to three different receivers with 100-yard days, led by Wyatt Young’s 190 yards and a 70-yard touchdown to put the nail in Charlotte’s coffin.
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 25 Oct. 2025
The Hurricanes didn’t have time to rebuild the plane after dealing Rantanen, because that happened at the deadline.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 25 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dealing
Noun
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The bargaining unit would include workers across production, food service, box office and door staff at all four venues.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
24 Oct. 2025
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More recently, Justice Brian Hagedorn stepped away from a case regarding the Act 10 public bargaining law, while Justice Janet Protasiewicz rejected calls to recuse from the case.—
Laura Schulte,
jsonline.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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As part of its tax-exempt status, the foundation is prohibited from endorsing political candidates and, generally, must be nonpartisan in its activities.—
Bill Barrow,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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Two Cleveland Guardians pitchers, Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz, have been under league investigation since July after an Ohio gaming commission flagged suspicious betting activity on prop bets.—
Evan Drellich,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Now — with the counter-trafficking crusade poised to continue — some members of Congress are sounding alarm bells.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
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The unsealed videos showed officers, including former CMPD officer Heather Loveridge, swarming the home of a man who was accused of trafficking methamphetamine.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Republicans have not been negotiating.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Nov. 2025
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And less than 24 hours after the governor undercut Woodward at LSU, the athletic director was, to no one’s surprise, negotiating his exit strategy from the school.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The league has no salary cap, and heading into negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement ahead of a 2026 deadline it is expected that owners will take a firm position against the players’ union in trying to secure one.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
3 Nov. 2025
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Trump recently halted Canadian trade negotiations after an ad funded by the province of Ontario featured a 1987 anti-tariff speech by former President Ronald Reagan.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Starbucks’ success was forged on the back of a growing demand for Western luxuries, as well as a strategy of adapting p roducts for the market –– to appeal to customers beyond China’s top-tier cities.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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And so getting another player who can get pressure on the quarterback in key situations, those guys are always going to be paramount to our success.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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One thing for certain is Boston can't let third base become a liability less than a year after trading Devers.—
Drew VonScio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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The following episode kicks off on a much lighter note with the lawyers all sitting around trading their favorite cosmetic procedures and self-care rituals.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
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Zell and the president of the Zell family office EGI, Mark Sotir, would push Swain to arrange transactions that raised the bar for capturing a share of the profits, but gave the management teams an even bigger score for fabulous results.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
1 Nov. 2025
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Certain transactions listed in Olson’s disclosures suggest Welton was receiving compensation for work related to the former lawmaker’s legislative duties in addition to campaign services.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Dealing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dealing. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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