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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
He was traded to the Chicago Bears at the 2022 trade deadline, then dealt to the Miami Dolphins less than a year later.
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Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 1 May 2026
But that wasn’t the hand I was dealt.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 1 May 2026
Mexican cartel figure arrested The Mexican government has dealt another blow to a powerful drug cartel with a high-profile arrest.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
Ultimately, Chicago dealt Reese to Atlanta in a move that signaled a full reset.
—Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Olofsson was dealt to the Flames as part of the Kadri trade, while Drury and Kelly are now part of Colorado’s fourth line along with Logan O’Connor, who missed most of the regular season due to injury.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 29 Apr. 2026
If the judge rules in favor of Musk, OpenAI’s business could be dealt a significant blow, opening the door to other AI industry rivals like Musk’s xAI.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 28 Apr. 2026
The shock announcement dealt a blow to the cartel that coordinates production among many of the world's largest oil producers, particularly those in the Middle East.
—Chloe Taylor,hugh Leask,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2026
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
Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 1 May 2026
But that wasn’t the hand I was dealt.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 1 May 2026
Mexican cartel figure arrested The Mexican government has dealt another blow to a powerful drug cartel with a high-profile arrest.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
Ultimately, Chicago dealt Reese to Atlanta in a move that signaled a full reset.
—Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Olofsson was dealt to the Flames as part of the Kadri trade, while Drury and Kelly are now part of Colorado’s fourth line along with Logan O’Connor, who missed most of the regular season due to injury.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 29 Apr. 2026
If the judge rules in favor of Musk, OpenAI’s business could be dealt a significant blow, opening the door to other AI industry rivals like Musk’s xAI.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 28 Apr. 2026
The shock announcement dealt a blow to the cartel that coordinates production among many of the world's largest oil producers, particularly those in the Middle East.
—Chloe Taylor,hugh Leask,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dealt
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The Rockets traded for Durant in the offseason, but didn’t really get to see what that addition did for the team in a postseason setting.—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
2 May 2026
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The Sun deal was the first control transaction in the W in five years when the Las Vegas Aces and Dream both traded hands in 2021.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
1 May 2026
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The deal was negotiated by Ben Kim, Head of Development and Acquisitions, and Addie Booth, Manager of Acquisitions, at Electric Entertainment, and Robert Benun and Mark Gill on behalf of the film.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
29 Apr. 2026
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The deal was negotiated by Koehler for Shudder with Isadora Johnson for Cinetic on behalf of the filmmakers.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2026
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Starting in April, the most vulnerable populations, such as children and older adults, could be most affected because the government plans to cut or eliminate the few subsidized food items that were sold in stores through the ration booklets.—
Sarah Moreno
Updated April 29,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2026
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Nostalgia for the days of standards and bullet-stopping September issues mixes with handwringing over the state of magazines, media outlets, and the overall environment that sold the original Devil Wears Prada as a fairy tale.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
29 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The Celtics bargained for one, too.—
Jay King,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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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
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Musk’s xAI interests During cross-examination, Musk repeatedly clashed with OpenAI lead counsel William Savitt of Wachtell Lipton.—
Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
2 May 2026
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Anthropic, the San Francisco company behind the chatbot Claude, clashed with the Pentagon earlier this year over whether there were adequate safeguards around the military’s use of its technology.—
Queenie Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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“Dealt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dealt. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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