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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
Fresh off the heels of an injury scare for Joe Ryan and news of a setback for starter Mick Abel, the Minnesota rotation was dealt another blow Saturday.
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Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 9 May 2026
And cancer has already dealt Balogun more highs and lows than many experience in a lifetime.
—George Ramsay, New York Times, 7 May 2026
The blockade has dealt a blow to Iran’s energy exports, which are critical to its economy that had already been flagging before the war.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 6 May 2026
Australia’s constitution says punishment must be dealt by courts and never by governments.
—ABC News, 6 May 2026
The Panthers also dealt their 2028 first-rounder to Boston to acquire Brad Marchand.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2026
The Lakers were dealt a poor hand with their end-of-season circumstances.
—Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 4 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
Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 9 May 2026
And cancer has already dealt Balogun more highs and lows than many experience in a lifetime.
—George Ramsay, New York Times, 7 May 2026
The blockade has dealt a blow to Iran’s energy exports, which are critical to its economy that had already been flagging before the war.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 6 May 2026
Australia’s constitution says punishment must be dealt by courts and never by governments.
—ABC News, 6 May 2026
The Panthers also dealt their 2028 first-rounder to Boston to acquire Brad Marchand.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2026
The Lakers were dealt a poor hand with their end-of-season circumstances.
—Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 4 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dealt
Verb
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But then a couple of days later, I was traded.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
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Barrels are typically traded within the industry through individual contracts between blenders and distillers, often involving cask exchanges rather than money, or via specialist Scotch whisky brokers.—
Hugh Leask,
CNBC,
9 May 2026
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These are trade-offs that can be negotiated, at both the local and national levels, to benefit our communities.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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His presence caused periodic traffic jams as Washington police closed lanes and negotiated with him.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 May 2026
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The building in Chicago’s Fulton Market district sold for more than $412 million in October 2020.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2026
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Turner sold his father's billboard business to buy an independent Atlanta TV station in 1970, then expanded it into a nationwide network of channels including TBS, TNT and CNN, the latter of which launched in 1980 with nonstop news coverage.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
Verb
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That means rules governing college athletes’ eligibility, compensation and other aspects of labor are not collectively bargained and thus can’t rely on the non-statutory labor exemption.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
6 May 2026
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Cooler than you’d expect (literally) and backed by more research than anyone bargained for.—
Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
1 May 2026
Verb
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The conservative Legislature in Nashville has clashed repeatedly with Memphis and accused its leaders of broad mismanagement.—
Matt Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
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The conservative legislature in Nashville has clashed repeatedly with Memphis and accused its leaders of broad mismanagement.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 May 2026
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“Dealt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dealt. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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