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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  • In 2024, The Francis House was sold to hospitality company Edward Anthony Lifestyle.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2026
  • It was sold to Kering as part of the conglomerate’s acquisition of Creed.
    — Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of sold
Verb
  • So imagine my surprise when the one innovation to stick — literally — turns out to be one marketed for men.
    — Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • So, the question was to find out why people had developed such a relationship with this music, which had not been advertised or marketed for 16 years.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of marketed
Verb
  • Among Parton’s charitable efforts aimed at education was her Imagination Library, which has distributed more than 300 million books to children worldwide over the past 30 years.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 9 Oct. 2026
  • In total, 96 groups across the country saw their funding expire at the end of the September, because of a reorganization in the way federal dollars are being distributed.
    — Ciara McCarthy October 9, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of distributed
Verb
  • The terrorist plot was foiled after an FBI informant supplied the suspect with an AK-47 rifle and 200 rounds of ammunition.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Don't use a phone number or link supplied by the person who contacted you.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of supplied
Verb
  • 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
  • In 1979, the property was added to the National Register of Historic Places and ultimately purchased by Richard and Dina Dwyer in 2015.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Whether a purchase qualifies depends on the code submitted with the transaction, not the item purchased.
    — Dan Avery, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of purchased
Verb
  • Lula’s coalition filed a legal complaint requesting that the avatar’s profiles be taken down, on the grounds that the anonymous accounts peddled false or distorted information that could mislead voters.
    — Constance Malleret, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of peddled
Verb
  • It’s based on secret recordings — heard here for the first time — made by Diana, Princess of Wales in 1991, and smuggled out of her home in Kensington Palace.
    — Emily Longeretta, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
  • In 2025, Ukraine smuggled over 100 small drones into Russia in commercial cargo trucks and used them to strike strategic air bases thousands of miles from the border.
    — Todd J. Stein, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of smuggled
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