dealt

past tense of deal

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Recent Examples of dealt The high court dealt Trump both of the losses during the term that ended in June, striking down his executive order to end birthright citizenship and blocking his attempt to fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook. Isaac Arnsdorf, Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2026 Another judge dealt the backers of the measure a second loss by tentatively finding that their description of the measure, submitted for the official state voter’s guide, was misleading. Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026 Hernandez’s comments came hours after the 49-66 Mets dealt numerous players away in return for minor-league prospects. Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026 The team reportedly were in trade talks with the Connecticut Sun for Annesah Morrow before the forward got dealt to Toronto. Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026 This is all a new experience for the soon-to-be 27-year-old, who spent the entirety of his pro career in the Midwest with the Timberwolves prior to being dealt to the Hornets. Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 6 Aug. 2026 Then, on July 1, Drury dealt Vincent Trocheck, who primarily played second-line center for the club after signing in July 2022. Peter Baugh, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026 And on Tuesday, the club might’ve been dealt its biggest blow yet. Kansas City Star, 4 Aug. 2026 Plum was dealt to the Sparks before last season after requesting a trade from the Aces. Darren Sabedra, Mercury News, 31 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dealt
Verb
  • Phoenix guard Kelsey Plum did not play against the team that traded her a little over a week ago.
    ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Colston Loveland and Luther Burden III are both just 22 years old, and should be able to step into larger roles within the offense with DJ Moore traded to Buffalo.
    John Cassillo, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Suffice it to say that the Kittrells could probably have negotiated much better deals with their creditors than 100 cents on the dollar.
    Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, who negotiated the 39 percent compromise, has stressed that Congress wrote the cap into law specifically to keep the FCC from changing it.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 6 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The Dania Beach headquarters campus that once served as the nerve center of now-defunct Spirit Airlines has been sold to a Boston hedge fund that served as the stalking horse bidder in a bankruptcy court auction.
    David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Those tickets were sold at a 7-Eleven in Dedham and at Cumberland Farms stores in Attleboro and Granby.
    Mike Toole, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The luxury tax was collectively bargained with a tax utilized to constrain owners from overspending the annual threshold.
    Barry M. Bloom, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The league, through an eligibility rule bargained with the NBPA, closed the door to high schoolers starting with the 2006 NBA Draft.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 28 July 2026
Verb
  • Rowling herself has repeatedly clashed publicly with stars of the original Harry Potter films over the issue, with Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint all publicly rejecting her views and Rowling firing back.
    James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The two sides have already clashed over basic questions, like which staff should be included in the bargaining unit, a person familiar with the situation said.
    Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026

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“Dealt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dealt. Accessed 13 Aug. 2026.

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