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as in traded
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 negotiated
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 dealt
Mixed economic signs Investors were also dealt a crosscurrent of economic data.
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Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 7 Mar. 2026
The Rangers have dealt eight top 30 prospects, per MLB Pipeline’s evaluations, since last summer’s trade deadline.
—Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 7 Mar. 2026
Boston dealt Perales to DC, where the front office is now run by former Red Sox assistant general manager Paul Toboni, in December to acquire lefty Jake Bennett.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 6 Mar. 2026
The 30-year-old Nedeljkovic was a pending free agent and could have been dealt away but now will remain in San Jose to team with Yaroslav Askarov in net for the near future.
—CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
Jiricek gives the Flyers a potential long-term replacement for Rasmus Ristolainen, who may or may not get dealt today, as a big, right-shot defender.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
The first year of the contract, per PuckPedia, contains a modified no-trade clause in which Nedeljkovic can only be dealt to one of three teams.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2026
Decades of Western sanctions had already left the country isolated and economically battered before American and Israeli strikes in June 2025 dealt his rule a severe blow.
—Abbas Al Lawati, CNN Money, 1 Mar. 2026
Yet, as Prindle notes, the guild was dealt a bad hand with no good cards to play.
—Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 28 Feb. 2026
Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 7 Mar. 2026
The Rangers have dealt eight top 30 prospects, per MLB Pipeline’s evaluations, since last summer’s trade deadline.
—Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 7 Mar. 2026
Boston dealt Perales to DC, where the front office is now run by former Red Sox assistant general manager Paul Toboni, in December to acquire lefty Jake Bennett.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 6 Mar. 2026
The 30-year-old Nedeljkovic was a pending free agent and could have been dealt away but now will remain in San Jose to team with Yaroslav Askarov in net for the near future.
—CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
Jiricek gives the Flyers a potential long-term replacement for Rasmus Ristolainen, who may or may not get dealt today, as a big, right-shot defender.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
The first year of the contract, per PuckPedia, contains a modified no-trade clause in which Nedeljkovic can only be dealt to one of three teams.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2026
Decades of Western sanctions had already left the country isolated and economically battered before American and Israeli strikes in June 2025 dealt his rule a severe blow.
—Abbas Al Lawati, CNN Money, 1 Mar. 2026
Yet, as Prindle notes, the guild was dealt a bad hand with no good cards to play.
—Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 28 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dealt
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The teams traded blows throughout the night, but especially down the stretch.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
14 Mar. 2026
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In December, Russia’s Urals blend traded under $40 per barrel, some $25 below Brent.—
David McHugh,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
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The county’s risk-assessment attorneys had negotiated a settlement for about $6 million that would have resolved all of the cases, but the Board of Supervisors rejected it in August 2021 and hired Sheppard-Mullin to defend the county.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
11 Mar. 2026
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The deal was negotiated between Frank Jaffe from Altered Innocence and Monica Ciarli from Minerva Pictures.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
11 Mar. 2026
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In May 2025, a 1,871-square-foot single-family residence in the 3800 block of Corina Way sold for $3,300,000, a price per square foot of $1,764.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
12 Mar. 2026
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It was originally sold to someone overseas who ultimately couldn’t complete the purchase, so there were some details that hadn’t been finished.—
Carisa Crawford Chappell,
New York Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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That situation doesn’t exist because the NFL and NFLPA have collectively bargained workplace rules, including those that prohibit tampering, limit free agency and contemplate multiyear player contracts and all those rules are exempt from antitrust scrutiny.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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Any change to the current penalty system — 80 games for first-time offenders, a full season for second-time offenders and a lifetime ban for the third — would have to be collectively bargained for and agreed upon by the commissioner’s office and the players’ association.—
Brittany Ghiroli,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Hezbollah said its members clashed with the Israeli force, and that Israel's air force conducted some 40 airstrikes in the area in order for the unit on the ground to be able to withdraw.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Mar. 2026
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That law clashed with a growing demand for human eggs within the country.—
Diaa Hadid,
NPR,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Dealt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dealt. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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