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dickering

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verb

present participle of dicker

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dickering
Noun
  • So that’s all going to go ahead anyway, while these other negotiations on actually having a ceasefire are going on, presumably in parallel.
    Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2025
  • If there are to be negotiations, there has to be credible deterrence.
    Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The two players have been negotiating deals with Cincinnati to keep them with the organization for years to come.
    Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
  • The Bears didn’t wait long to make a big splash in the free-agency waters, zeroing in on the top available center and reaching a deal in the first half-hour of the NFL’s negotiating window.
    Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • For some bargaining units, like the California Association of State Attorneys and Administrative Law Judges, the change came less than a month after the union started bargaining a new contract with the state.
    William Melhado, Sacramento Bee, 5 Mar. 2025
  • As Philadelphia systematically destroyed Kansas City on Sunday, Eagles fans were no doubt too … ebullient to pay much attention to the ads, while Chiefs supporters no doubt spent the commercial breaks bargaining with God or dousing themselves with Arthur Bryant‘s Barbecue Sauce for luck.
    Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • This influenced January’s transfer dealings, with a greater appetite to deepen the squad’s depth.
    Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Regardless of the murkiness of government dealings, recent financial reports show a game effort by Paramount to continue pushing toward its strategic goals, including streaming profitability.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 3 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Instead of handing off the transaction, brands retain customer data, measure full-funnel performance, and deliver a consistent shopping experience.
    Jamie Gutfreund, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Pick 12 Dallas Wings The Wings netted this pick from Phoenix in the four-team Sabally/Thomas transaction.
    Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Some investors tried to find some bargains in the rubble of the worst decline since the pandemic in 2020, giving the market a bit of a boost.
    Medora Lee, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
  • However, those bargain tickets are only for children between the ages of 3 and 9.
    Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Dickering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dickering. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.

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