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logrolling

noun

Definition of logrollingnext
as in exchange

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Recent Examples of logrolling This Stasi-worthy logrolling is how the media propagandize for the propagandist. — Armond White, National Review, 25 Oct. 2023 Petitioners shouldn’t bundle unrelated issues together, a practice derisively known as logrolling. — BostonGlobe.com, 26 Nov. 2019 Incarnate Word sophomore Ameer King hates the Cardinals’ logrolling drill. — Greg Luca, ExpressNews.com, 21 Aug. 2019 Even with the stoutest of disclosures, this form of op-edding would smack of legal logrolling. — Erik Wemple, Washington Post, 27 June 2018 But hey, everybody hates taxes, and why should this industry be cut out of the logrolling big barbecue of a bill that is largely based on the idea that tax cuts pay for themselves? — Ed Kilgore, Daily Intelligencer, 21 Dec. 2017 In many democracies, of course, logrolling is neither rare nor necessarily bad. — Eduardo Mello, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for logrolling
  1. exchange
  2. bargaining
  3. back-and-forth
  4. barter
  5. swap
  6. commutation
  7. truck
  8. negotiation
Noun
  • The setup let the aircraft exchange sensor information during flight.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026
  • On Thursday, Ukraine received the bodies of 252 soldiers as part of ongoing exchanges with Russia, the government agency handling prisoners of war said on Telegram.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of exchange
Noun
  • Trump has also allowed limited sales of Nvidia's H200 AI chips to China even as broader restrictions remain in place, making semiconductor access another bargaining point.
    — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Stress-test scenarios for supplier concentration, co-invest in joint planning and innovation and keep at least one alternative source viable to preserve bargaining power.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of bargaining
Noun
  • On this night, Butker was especially locked in because of the back-and-forth nature of the game.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Falcons coach Kevin Stefanski condemned receiver Drake London’s verbal back-and-forth interaction with a fan during the team’s 34-3 loss to the Carolina Panthers on Sunday afternoon.
    — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of back-and-forth
Noun
  • Like the Marrakech souks, Chatuchak is a full sensory experience of loud music, the smell of Thai street food and a buzzing, barter-friendly atmosphere.
    — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 29 May 2026
  • Yet under the current barter model, none of this can be priced, traded, or reinvested.
    — Tejpaul Bhatia, Fortune, 20 May 2026
Definition of barter
Noun
  • The anime’s first part closed with the disturbances tied to the body-swap curse largely resolved, and with Reirin and Keigetsu having grown closer after coming to understand each other through the experience.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The court held that the contracts qualified as swaps traded on a federally regulated exchange.
    — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of swap
Noun
  • But advocates are unsure whether Newsom, who is considering a run for president in 2028, would risk the backlash a mass commutation would probably bring.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The president has broad authority to issue pardons and commutations, but the power is strictly limited to federal offenses.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of commutation
Noun
  • Hundreds of oil trucks were stranded when protesters blocked a highway.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026
  • However, the Daily Mail reported that on Monday a truck carrying copies was travelling between a printing plant and a warehouse in the Netherlands when it was intercepted while parked in a lay-by, with four copies of the book mysteriously stolen.
    — K.J. Yossman, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of truck
Noun
  • Although the game aired on NBC, agents, executives, and on-air talent from various networks routinely descend on the host city for meetings and negotiations.
    — Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026
  • With more testy and volatile negotiations sure to come once Johnson presents his full budget proposal next month, the mayor’s $401 million pitch might not stick.
    — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of negotiation

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