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
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
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
Noun
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.
—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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The strike began in February, weeks before the WGA was set to enter negotiations with the major studios, with the workers accusing their employer of bargaining in bad faith.—
Boston Herald Wire Services,
Boston Herald,
9 May 2026
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When workers lack bargaining power, the government steps in.—
Teresa Ghilarducci,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2026
Noun
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Kerr has reached an agreement in principle on a two-year contract to continue coaching the Warriors, according to a person with knowledge of the negotiations.—
Janie McCauley,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
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The Taurus Sun forms a supportive sextile to Jupiter in your 3rd House of Communication, giving negotiations, outreach, and practical discussions unusual traction.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
10 May 2026
Verb
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Marandi served as an adviser to Iran’s negotiating team during the 2015 nuclear talks and still has close ties to the Iranian government.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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The sides having been negotiating since the summer of 2024, and the NFL had begun the hiring process for replacement officials last month.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune Crypto,
4 Oct. 2023
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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.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Jan. 2023
Noun
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The high estimates all fall toward the top end of each artists’ public auction sales.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
12 May 2026
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The rates, which run from July 1 to June 30 of the following year, are tied in part to the May auction of the 10-year Treasury Note.—
Annie Nova,
CNBC,
12 May 2026
Verb
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In Scotland, Labor's difficulties were laid bare as John Swinney secured a decisive victory, dealing a further blow to Starmer’s authority.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2026
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Around him, siblings, lovers and friends face CIA threats, tourist-rental anxieties, drug-dealing producers, secret desire and lottery dreams in a choral portrait of love, family and frustrated escape.—
Callum McLennan,
Variety,
11 May 2026
Noun
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The letter also repeated other arguments, including that the transaction would better allow Paramount to compete at scale against Netflix.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
12 May 2026
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The comptroller suggested that one impact on real property transactions could be initially positive if there is a wave of sales to avoid the tax.—
Trevor Laurence Jockims,
CNBC,
12 May 2026
Verb
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These are not two sides haggling over price.—
Farah N. Jan,
The Conversation,
14 Apr. 2026
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After weeks of haggling with authorities, Rex Pereira secured three emergency visas to leave the oil tanker where he had been stranded for over a month.—
Mithil Aggarwal,
NBC news,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Horse trading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horse%20trading. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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