fair-traded

verb

past tense of fair-trade
as in sold

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fair-traded
  1. sold
  2. marketed
  3. distributed
  4. supplied
  5. retailed
  6. purchased
  7. peddled
  8. smuggled
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  • The Dania Beach headquarters campus that once served as the nerve center of now-defunct Spirit Airlines has been sold to a Boston hedge fund that served as the stalking horse bidder in a bankruptcy court auction.
    — David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Those tickets were sold at a 7-Eleven in Dedham and at Cumberland Farms stores in Attleboro and Granby.
    — Mike Toole, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of sold
Verb
  • Small, boutique brands have popped up in recent years with alternatives, usually marketed toward women.
    — Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
  • But marketed for five passengers, the fun was hampered by a tight back seat.
    — James Raia, Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of marketed
Verb
  • The company said its network reaches more than 700 million viewers in India and is distributed in over 150 countries.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Within urban communities Hoodoo became increasingly commercialized, its ritual material distributed through supply houses, sold in stores, and advertised in the growing African American media.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of distributed
Verb
  • Chief Justice John Roberts wrote for five justices on the constitutional question, while Justice Brett Kavanaugh supplied the sixth vote for the judgment on statutory grounds.
    — Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • By extending the reach of logistics operations, the system could also help units remain supplied for longer periods and improve the resilience of military sustainment networks in environments where traditional distribution methods may be disrupted.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of supplied
Verb
  • The shoes retailed for $1,295 and are currently sold out on the designer’s website.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 27 July 2026
  • These originally retailed at $30, so getting a pair for less than half of that price is a ridiculously good deal.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 9 July 2026
Definition of retailed
Verb
  • The Lakers were valued last year at $10 billion — a record for a pro sports team — when Mark Walter purchased a controlling stake from the Buss family, which had owned the team since 1979.
    — Greg Beacham, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Iger and Josh Kushner, the venture capitalist who founded Thrive Capital, are buying the team from Mark Walter, who purchased a controlling stake from the Buss family just 14 months ago at a $10 billion valuation, making Walter’s return roughly 21%.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of purchased
Verb
  • This is one truth that never has aligned with the lies peddled by those who hope to turn children’s sports into a battleground.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
  • For now, this fuzzy discontent has led to a relatively soft populism, peddled by candidates who are promising universal health care and the cancellation of debt, for instance.
    — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of peddled
Verb
  • One hundred and forty Africans had been smuggled onto that ship.
    — Anne Haley, Time, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Her youngest son, Prince Maelor, was trying to be smuggled to Oldtown, but he was caught and brutally killed.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of smuggled
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