fair-trades

verb

present tense third-person singular of fair-trade
as in black-markets

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fair-trades
  1. markets
  2. supplies
  3. sells
  4. retails
  5. purchases
  6. distributes
  7. buys
  8. exchanges
Verb
  • Hollywood now effectively markets these technical attributes, making the format a key draw.
    — David Deal, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • Likewise, Warsh has outlined the beginnings of a new communication strategy, one without the forward guidance that previously signaled to markets the path interest rates may take over the longer term.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 16 July 2026
Definition of markets
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  • Toto makes ceramic electrostatic chucks used in semiconductor manufacturing equipment, while Nittobo supplies advanced glass fiber used in semiconductor package substrates.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 22 July 2026
  • On Friday, July 17, Taylor Farms — which supplies produce for pre-packaged salads in grocery stores and ingredients for fast food chains — announced a voluntary recall of iceberg lettuce sourced to the region by the FDA.
    — Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026
Definition of supplies
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  • Panthers Place sells beer, wine, nonalcoholic drinks and a few cocktails like a Tom Collins, Boulevardier, margarita and more.
    — Jenna Thompson July 23, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
  • The platform sells weapons, body armor, drones, drone components, and fiber-optics used for drones.
    — Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
Definition of sells
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  • The Van Cleef & Arpels Lucky Spring butterfly clip retails for $9,350.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 20 July 2026
  • The watch retails for $570, reflective of the price of gold on July 21, 1969, and not of today’s gold price, Swatch said, adding 11 grams of 18K gold cost $11 in 1969.
    — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 17 July 2026
Definition of retails
Verb
  • The customer purchases a dedicated tub with an integrated cooling system, filtration and temperature controls rather than modifying an existing setup.
    — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 July 2026
  • Between October 2025 and January 2026, purchases that police said were for personal reasons included charges from Uber, Zelle and Apple Cash, Brightline, Target, Walmart, Shell gas stations and a Wilton Manors barbershop, among others.
    — Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 8 July 2026
Definition of purchases
Verb
  • Highline Warren manufactures and distributes aftermarket products for automotive maintenance.
    — Carson Bonner, AJC.com, 16 July 2026
  • The cleats were purchased last year by Take to the Universe (TTU), a Japanese company that distributes beauty and wellness products in Japan and throughout Asia.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026
Definition of distributes
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  • What the pedigree buys is credibility with the engineers who must trust the output.
    — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • The new rates apply to imports from countries that supply nearly everything the United States buys from abroad.
    — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
Definition of buys
Verb
  • Thomas regularly exchanges texts and Instagram messages with Alex’s mother, Leah, in Perth, while enjoying the company of his father, Damien, a former Australian rules football player, when the Condons travel stateside.
    — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 June 2026
  • To address the challenge, the team designed a swap gate based purely on geometric phases, that exchanges the quantum state of two qubits.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 9 Apr. 2026
Definition of exchanges
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