as in bargaining
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as in negotiating
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 haggling
Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
Niral Shah, The Conversation, 15 Dec. 2025
Khan was left with a handful of family members and loyalists haggling for a weekly prison meeting.
—Mohammed Hanif, Time, 1 Dec. 2025
Picking a jury has been contested Jury selection has been contested almost from the beginning of the case, with prosecutors and defense attorneys haggling over what to ask.
—John Diedrich, jsonline.com, 6 Nov. 2025
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
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
Whether gazing from Gellért Hill or haggling for paprika in the Great Market Hall—the city reveals itself in fragments—intimate, contradictory, and impossible to forget.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
That language was ultimately stripped from the bill in end-of-session haggling.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
In classrooms, this suggests that opportunities for social interaction – for instance, children listening to their classmates’ ideas and haggling over what is true and why – can support brain health and academic learning.
—Niral Shah, The Conversation, 15 Dec. 2025
Khan was left with a handful of family members and loyalists haggling for a weekly prison meeting.
—Mohammed Hanif, Time, 1 Dec. 2025
Picking a jury has been contested Jury selection has been contested almost from the beginning of the case, with prosecutors and defense attorneys haggling over what to ask.
—John Diedrich, jsonline.com, 6 Nov. 2025
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
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
Whether gazing from Gellért Hill or haggling for paprika in the Great Market Hall—the city reveals itself in fragments—intimate, contradictory, and impossible to forget.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for haggling
Noun
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But such changes have always been more easily said than done because any change to the schedule — especially the addition of an NBA Cup-style in-season tournament — changes the logistics, bargaining, and tradition of baseball itself.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2026
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The unions and the AMPTP declined to comment on the bargaining dates.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Schumer on Saturday persisted in arguing that Republicans should accept a one-year extension of the subsidies before negotiating the future of the tax credits.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Nov. 2025
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Senate Democrat leader Chuck Schumer argues Republicans should accept a one-year extension of the subsidies before negotiating the future of the tax credits.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
9 Nov. 2025
Noun
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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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The Jets kept Hall after the trade deadline despite dealing Sauce Gardner and Quinnen Williams.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
5 Jan. 2026
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With the ball, and with quarterback Jordan Love dealing.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
20 Dec. 2025
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That’s because the Panthers operated this week with 52 players on the active roster — one below the limit — thanks to some transactions earlier in the week.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Jan. 2026
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Credit card payment fees on retail transactions—some of which are as high as 4%—are another source of support for card rewards, and some experts believe swipe fees could have a more direct financial connection to the rewards system.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Haggling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haggling. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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