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Recent Examples of dicker
Verb
But nothing said at this point can be separated from the bluffing and haggling and dickering central to such high-dollar negotiations. Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2024 Last year’s announcement was delayed nearly an hour while the Atlantic Coast Conference, bowl directors and television executives dickered — bickered? Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Dec. 2023 Conrad's lawyer dickered for weeks with the owners of Baldwin House. Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 24 Apr. 2023 The celebrity may dicker over the price, but ultimately reach an agreement. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2021 Numerous lawsuits have been filed, especially against Weinstein and his company, but remain mired in legal limbo as attorneys for plaintiffs and defendants dicker over damages. Maria Puente, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dicker
Noun
  • Instead, the Wizards undercut both Florida franchises, drafted and traded Clayton to Utah in exchange for the No. 21 pick and multiple second-round picks.
    Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 June 2025
  • The Phoenix Suns have acquired center Mark Williams from the Charlotte Hornets in exchange for the No. 29 pick on Wednesday and a 2029 first-round pick.
    Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
Verb
  • Deals like those could get done before the official start time because teams are allowed to negotiate with their own free agents once the NBA Finals are finished.
    Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 1 July 2025
  • The White House told Newsweek that Trump had been working to help farmers, including eliminating 10 regulations for every new regulation, as well as negotiating the U.K. trade deal, which expanded the markets available to them.
    Billal Rahman Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
Verb
  • The Bulls have already tried to deal Vučević to the Warriors once in a trade deadline deal that was smothered, in part, by the Jimmy Butler move with the Miami Heat.
    Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025
  • Is Marchand officially moved on after being dealt last season?
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 29 June 2025
Verb
  • Right now, 450 of my co-workers and I in the Greater Boston area are bargaining for a new contract.
    Mike Ortiz, Boston Herald, 28 June 2025
  • Whereas sellers could hold fast on their asking prices a few years ago, many are now willing to bargain.
    LEW SICHELMAN, Miami Herald, 26 June 2025
Verb
  • The 16-21 vote throws up a hurdle for leaders hoping to send the bill to the Senate by Memorial Day — but are still haggling over last minute changes to appease not only the fiscal hawks but moderates seeking bigger blue-state tax breaks.
    Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 16 May 2025
  • The ex-spouses were still haggling over money and had been due in family court the morning she was killed, The Hartford Courant reported.
    Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2025

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“Dicker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dicker. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.

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