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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
Verb
  • Municipal issuers sold a record $580 billion in bonds in 2025, up 13% from 2024, with the increase driven largely by new borrowing and tax-exempt issuance rather than refinancing older debt, according to the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board.
    — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The average new car in America sold for $50,089 in August, crossing over the $50,000 line for the first time since last December, according to Kelley Blue Book data.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of sold
Verb
  • Sarah Patton, a Compass agent familiar with the buildings, says that a few years ago, when hundreds of units were being marketed downtown, some buildings were making deals, but that’s rare.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Now it is marketed for skin conditions, inflammation, muscle pain, weight loss, sleep, hair growth and cognitive function.
    — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of marketed
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  • The five-week payout schedule may require some patience, especially for bettors focused on football, but users can still make the most of the offer as the bonus bets are distributed.
    — OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The duo, fundraising co-chairs on the Class of 2029 Council, distributed 100 quarts of soup to needy classmates last week, gifted to them by local restaurant Souper Jenny.
    — Jason Armesto, AJC.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of distributed
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  • The trade desk said the arrangement would allow consumers to identify both the American farm that supplied the cotton and the African plant that manufactured the garment.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The team now hopes that the process will eventually allow Fm-257 to be supplied to researchers interested in studying the elusive element.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of supplied
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  • Individual bottles sold for about $3, while three- and 12-packs retailed for between $13 and $32.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
  • One buyer paid $147 and received a Labubu-style teddy bear that allegedly retailed for around $20.
    — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of retailed
Verb
  • Blue Flag Capital purchased the property in summer 2024 and collaborated with Jenny Bukovec Studio on a makeover inspired by the town's maritime history and the chicest resorts in the Mediterranean.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Thomas Kaplan, an American businessman and philanthropist, purchased Rembrandt’s ca.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of purchased
Verb
  • The protests were widely broadcast on state media, in sharp contrast to Assad’s days, when state television peddled disinformation to discredit them, including claims that the protests were staged from faraway studios in Qatar.
    — Tala Alrajjal, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The toxic loans were also packaged and peddled around the world to banks everywhere, resulting in a calamity.
    — Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of peddled
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  • In any case, Park smuggled a few zukes over the border—don’t tell Interpol—and gave one to Lily Collins, her Emily costar.
    — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The relief was then smuggled out of Syria and ultimately into Dubai, before Palmyra was destroyed by ISIS between 2015 and 2017.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of smuggled
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“Fair-traded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fair-traded. Accessed 30 Sep. 2026.

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