as in exchanges
a giving or taking of one thing of value in return for another
was hoping to make a dicker with another collector of records from the 1950s
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as in deals
to talk over or dispute the terms of a purchase
they dickered over the price of the car for a few minutes
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dickers
Noun
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Their rhetoric was dark, warning of disaster for millions of people and families who might be forced to pay more for their own health care unless the GOP agreed to extend subsidies for those who purchased coverage on state exchanges.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
19 Apr. 2026 -
Shift gears to calm energetic exchanges.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2026
Verb
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When life deals you lemons, just make lemonade.—
Chi Varnado,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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Jaclyn Ocumpaugh, an associate professor of curriculum and instruction at the University of Houston whose research deals directly with AI in education, said there are a large range of models in the space and that they are not all created equal with the same depth of research and fine-tuning.—
Jon Poorman,
Houston Chronicle,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Gibbel said trucks will enter and exit the property at a traffic traffic signal south of residential areas and will be prohibited from turning north onto Sanders.—
Jennifer Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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Workers driving their trucks in the early morning.—
Caitlin McGlade,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Spanish officials have said the government wants to shore up more Chinese investment, and boost exports to the country, even though trade is conducted by the European Union, which negotiates on behalf of all 27 member states.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
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The Wall Group negotiates all these deals with cosmetics ambassadorships, hair product lines, top luxury brands like Hermès, Louis Vuitton and Prada, all while monitoring the work of stylists’ assistants to see who’s ready to ascend the ladder.—
Merle Ginsberg,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The union usually bargains in the same year as performers’ union SAG-AFTRA and directors’ union the Directors Guild of America.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Apr. 2026
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One potential—though untested—workaround would be for conferences, which are private entities, to serve as a joint employer that bargains with a players’ union.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
10 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The pope, played by Samora la Perdida, is a mincing oaf who bickers with Galas about the value of translating Wagner.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Dickers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dickers. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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