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
Nabil Salih, Time, 4 Dec. 2025
Dark powers that had to be begged and haggled with.
—Joan Silber, New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2025
Lawyers are haggling over potential jurors for Judge Hannah Dugan's trial.
—Jr Radcliffe, jsonline.com, 6 Nov. 2025
In the days since Illston first issued her temporary restraining order, the two sides have haggled over its scope.
—Andrea Hsu, NPR, 28 Oct. 2025
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In labyrinthine souqs by cascading plateaus of trash, customers haggled over Europe’s fashion waste.
—Nabil Salih, Time, 4 Dec. 2025
Dark powers that had to be begged and haggled with.
—Joan Silber, New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2025
Lawyers are haggling over potential jurors for Judge Hannah Dugan's trial.
—Jr Radcliffe, jsonline.com, 6 Nov. 2025
In the days since Illston first issued her temporary restraining order, the two sides have haggled over its scope.
—Andrea Hsu, NPR, 28 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for haggle
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While the company can still try to sell the parking meters to someone else, Johnson said the City Council would have to approve any such deal, giving the city leverage to try to negotiate better terms from any potential buyer.—
Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
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Taylor was not willing to negotiate access to her autonomy and moved forward with the laborious act of rerecording old albums to regain control of them.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Jan. 2026
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Last week, the House did pass legislation to extend the expired subsidies, and negotiations have moved to the Senate.—
Blake Farmer,
Miami Herald,
13 Jan. 2026
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While the possibility of another strike exists if negotiations fail in the future, both sides say no one wants to repeat what happened.—
Spencer Wilson,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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Media executives have been gearing up for AI to deal the journalism industry a fatal blow as the advent of the tech has left devastating holes in web traffic.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
22 Jan. 2026
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Viel played 10 games with Boston before being dealt to the Ducks last Friday.—
Oc Register,
Oc Register,
22 Jan. 2026
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The legislation was not included in a major health policy compromise announced Tuesday between Republicans and Democrats in Congress, Politico reported.—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
21 Jan. 2026
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If gifting clothing feels too much for a new relationship, Crown Affair’s editor-favorite hair gel is a happy compromise.—
Irene Richardson,
InStyle,
21 Jan. 2026
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For many families, medical care is something to be bargained with, not something that arrives when needed.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
19 Jan. 2026
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On December 31, the unions filed with the State of California, alleging unfair labor practices by Solano County and arguing that Solano is not bargaining in good faith.—
Ashley Sharp,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Haggle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haggle. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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