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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
  • Chapek recounts an exchange with Iger — who is mentioned 121 times in the book— years before the CEO changeover.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026
  • In his op-ed, Mitsotakis rejected the notion of loaning portions of the Parthenon Marbles to Greece, which claims to already own them, in a similar arrangement to the Bayeux Tapestry exchange.
    — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 24 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
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  • Farmers will also be able to report information about land that is rented out via barter or for free.
    — John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 24 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of barter
Noun
  • The problem for Kalshi, Gibbons noted, is that sports prediction contracts don’t involve events that would qualify as swaps.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Kalshi and other prediction market platforms argue all event contracts are swaps, a type of financial derivative that is regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
    — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of swap
Noun
  • Harris County prosecutors also accused Gilley's Italian attorney, Monica Grosso, of misleading the Turin Court of Appeal by telling it that commutation is impossible for someone sentenced to life without parole.
    — Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Trump has pardoned or given commutations to at least 44 recipients within a year of their sentences who together account for over $270 million in financial obligations.
    — Caren Morrison, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of commutation
Noun
  • Ford, meanwhile, has struggled with production of its crucial F-Series pickup trucks following two supplier fires last year that disrupted production and sales.
    — Michael Wayland, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026
  • On this week’s episode of The Drivecast, Joel and Kyle—a Los Angeles resident with a old truck that recently failed its smog test—go beyond the headlines to explain the uncomfortable truth about Leno’s Law that no one wants to acknowledge.
    — Kyle Cheromcha, The Drive, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of truck
Noun
  • On the last day of negotiations, the talks turned aggressive.
    — Pranshu Verma, Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Representatives from the three countries held three rounds of trilateral negotiations early this year, twice in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the UAE, and once in Geneva, but the talks achieved no significant breakthroughs.
    — HANNA ARHIROVA, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of negotiation

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