as in to negotiate
to talk over or dispute the terms of a purchase
had to haggle to get his friend to sell his guitar for 20 bucks
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Recent Examples of haggle
Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
But a recent legal settlement has shaken up that system, opening the door for buyers and sellers to haggle over who pays what — and how much.
—Kate Talerico, Mercury News, 21 Sep. 2025
In their place is the attention economy, a dystopian marketplace of slop merchants, brain-rot peddlers, AI scrapyards, and extortionate big-box streaming services with junk on the shelves, all haggling for your time and money.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025
The deal was agreed to after months of negotiations, with Washington and Tokyo continuing to haggle over details for weeks before it was signed.
—April Roach, CNBC, 7 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Posey did not draw out the process by haggling with Willy Adames or balk at a no-trade clause or give pause to breaking his own record for the largest contract in franchise history.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
But a recent legal settlement has shaken up that system, opening the door for buyers and sellers to haggle over who pays what — and how much.
—Kate Talerico, Mercury News, 21 Sep. 2025
In their place is the attention economy, a dystopian marketplace of slop merchants, brain-rot peddlers, AI scrapyards, and extortionate big-box streaming services with junk on the shelves, all haggling for your time and money.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025
The deal was agreed to after months of negotiations, with Washington and Tokyo continuing to haggle over details for weeks before it was signed.
—April Roach, CNBC, 7 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for haggle
Verb
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Still, the legislative session frequently goes past the target end date as lawmakers negotiate over the final details of bills and the state budget.—
Stephen Gruber-Miller,
Des Moines Register,
9 Jan. 2026
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Players with more than three years of service time can use arbitration to negotiate their salaries for an upcoming season, and Skubal has more than five years in.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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His resignation comes after last month's trial in which inflammatory texts Phelps sent during contentious revenue-sharing negotiations were revealed.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Jan. 2026
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Oman played an instrumental role in the back-channel negotiations between Iran, the United States, and Europe that led to the Iran nuclear deal in 2015.—
Galip Dalay,
Time,
6 Jan. 2026
Verb
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By the show's finale, she's become such a central part of the group that Joyce is the one who deals the killing blow to Vecna.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Parents,
8 Jan. 2026
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Fulton County Reparations Task Force, a volunteer group in Georgia’s most populous county, recently submitted a 636-page report on the harms the municipality dealt through slavery and discrimination against Black residents.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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European leaders coordinated joint responses, insisting any deal respect Kyiv’s red lines, while the administration stressed pragmatic compromises to secure lasting peace.—
Daniel Ross Goodman,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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The Senate rejected a three-year extension last month, but serious bipartisan talks are underway in hopes of finding a compromise soon, reportedly early next week.—
David Lightman,
Sacbee.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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Players’ associations could argue such a policy interferes with athletes’ freedom to contract and must be collectively bargained as a condition of employment.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
5 Jan. 2026
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The announcement comes after resort ownership and its patrollers union, which have been bargaining since June, reached an impasse in negotiations.—
Tiney Ricciardi,
Denver Post,
24 Dec. 2025
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“Haggle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haggle. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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