as in bargaining
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as in negotiation
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as in negotiating
to talk over or dispute the terms of a purchase
I horse-traded with the painter: I did his tax returns, and he did my kitchen
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Recent Examples of horse trading
Editorial Board,
Washington Post,
6 June 2026
As the day wears on, look for horse trading, threats and some old-fashioned political tricks as lawmakers try to push their bills across before the end of business Friday.
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AJC.com,
6 Mar. 2026
In discussing these choices, both of which will ding your credit record, try to do a little horse trading.
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Lew Sichelman,
Miami Herald,
4 Dec. 2025
Both sides have priorities, and there is horse trading and eventually compromise, at least on some issues.
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Tom Kertscher,
jsonline.com,
5 Sep. 2025
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
15 Apr. 2026
This arrangement, the result of historical horse-trading for Haredi political backing, was unpopular in peacetime.
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Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
11 Mar. 2026
The series of votes also came after top Democrats and the White House engaged in their latest horse-trading.
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Al Weaver,
The Hill,
12 Feb. 2026
But turnout has been persistently low, months of horse-trading to form a government are likely to follow, and voters are weary of high levels of corruption.
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Natasha Bracken,
semafor.com,
13 Nov. 2025
This horse-trading process lacks any moral code or transparency.
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Paul Vallas,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
Now an obvious fix passed by Congress last year is at risk of unraveling because of partisan horse trading.
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Editorial Board,
Washington Post,
6 June 2026
As the day wears on, look for horse trading, threats and some old-fashioned political tricks as lawmakers try to push their bills across before the end of business Friday.
—
AJC.com,
6 Mar. 2026
In discussing these choices, both of which will ding your credit record, try to do a little horse trading.
—
Lew Sichelman,
Miami Herald,
4 Dec. 2025
Both sides have priorities, and there is horse trading and eventually compromise, at least on some issues.
—
Tom Kertscher,
jsonline.com,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
There was also an unseemly whiff of insider partisan horse-trading here—two Democrats for two Republicans—in a razor-close chamber.
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Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
15 Apr. 2026
This arrangement, the result of historical horse-trading for Haredi political backing, was unpopular in peacetime.
—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
11 Mar. 2026
The series of votes also came after top Democrats and the White House engaged in their latest horse-trading.
—
Al Weaver,
The Hill,
12 Feb. 2026
But turnout has been persistently low, months of horse-trading to form a government are likely to follow, and voters are weary of high levels of corruption.
—
Natasha Bracken,
semafor.com,
13 Nov. 2025
This horse-trading process lacks any moral code or transparency.
—
Paul Vallas,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for horse trading
Noun
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Roxanne Brown, the union’s new president, said in a May 20 interview that the future of northwest Indiana steel mills will be a big part of bargaining.
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Why place bets on a player with eroding bargaining power with its memory suppliers?
Noun
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Milei named Adorni as Cabinet chief last year, giving him huge influence over negotiations with governors and other stakeholders in Congress.
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That agreement set a 60-day period for negotiations on key issues, including the future of Tehran’s nuclear program amid concerns that Iran wants to use it for military purposes, a claim the country denies.
Verb
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Twice already, in November of 2025 and February of this year, the seven states involved in re-negotiating water rights and use along with the 100-year old treaty kicked the can down the road and failed to come to an agreement on water sharing.
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Now lawmakers and Newsom are negotiating further cuts.
Noun
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The rising profile of McHenry and Emmer is likely bullish for crypto bills, as both work to convince Democrats on their committee—and their counterparts over in the Senate—to horse trade over stablecoin and market structure legislation.
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The blandishments McCarthy might have offered to horse trade his way to the speakership — fancy titles, perks, a fundraising appearance — meant little to those Republican holdouts who would like nothing more than to burn Washington to the ground.
Noun
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The sale, which still needs to be approved by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, would include personal belongings, currency, kitchen items, and décor; in addition to being put on the auction block, the items in question would go on a four-city global tour.
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And what about that enormous price of six hundred livres, three times the sum fetched by the most expensive of the artist’s pictures at auction thirty years later?
Verb
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While dealing real damage, Moscow’s ability to adapt has prevented Ukraine’s drone campaign from dealing the decisive blow Kyiv’s allies had hoped.
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When all of Davidson’s wheeling and dealing this week was done, the Hawks made five selections Saturday on Day 2 of the draft.
Noun
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The transaction was completed on May 11.
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Some apps rely heavily on automation and bank account syncing to categorize transactions and track spending with minimal effort.
Verb
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That’s not going to be the case when both sides start haggling over the details of a potential nuclear agreement.
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There was no price range used to gauge demand and no haggling with prospective shareholders.
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“Horse trading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horse%20trading. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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