as in traders
a buyer and seller of goods for profit
free trade agreements that are favored by merchants on both sides of the border
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Recent Examples of merchants
The new merchants are expected to be lively additions to downtown San Ramon, according to Sunset Development.
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George Avalos, Mercury News, 12 June 2026
Visa and OpenAI did not disclose the financial terms of the collaboration and did not give details on the fees that merchants or customers would have to pay.
—Barbara Ortutay, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
To follow the Nakasendo is to walk in the footsteps of merchants and warriors, poets and pilgrims—and to write your own story into its centuries-old landscape.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 12 June 2026
Also, Miami Worldcenter will be adorned with 48 flags lining the project’s six-blocks-long paseo, where merchants are hosting watch parties.
—Miami Herald, 11 June 2026
Unfortunately, at big-box retailers there are no merchants anymore.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 11 June 2026
The unsolved problem is getting people and merchants to use it, and that is the problem Visa and Mastercard have spent six decades on.
—Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
New merchants are coming to Fashion Island in Newport Beach and Irvine Spectrum Center.
—Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 1 June 2026
As merchants are forced to pay more in credit card fees, which largely go toward funding rewards programs, the cost is often passed on to consumers in the form of higher prices.
—Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 1 June 2026
George Avalos, Mercury News, 12 June 2026
Visa and OpenAI did not disclose the financial terms of the collaboration and did not give details on the fees that merchants or customers would have to pay.
—Barbara Ortutay, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
To follow the Nakasendo is to walk in the footsteps of merchants and warriors, poets and pilgrims—and to write your own story into its centuries-old landscape.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 12 June 2026
Also, Miami Worldcenter will be adorned with 48 flags lining the project’s six-blocks-long paseo, where merchants are hosting watch parties.
—Miami Herald, 11 June 2026
Unfortunately, at big-box retailers there are no merchants anymore.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 11 June 2026
The unsolved problem is getting people and merchants to use it, and that is the problem Visa and Mastercard have spent six decades on.
—Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
New merchants are coming to Fashion Island in Newport Beach and Irvine Spectrum Center.
—Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 1 June 2026
As merchants are forced to pay more in credit card fees, which largely go toward funding rewards programs, the cost is often passed on to consumers in the form of higher prices.
—Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 1 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for merchants
Noun
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As with other futures markets, compute contracts would also draw speculators — traders with no direct need for GPU capacity but a view on where compute prices are headed.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
16 June 2026
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After SpaceX’s rally on Monday, many traders wagered the stock had risen too far, too fast.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
16 June 2026
Noun
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As for tire manufacturers and dealers, the industry is split.—
Blanca Begert,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2026
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The proposal would require extensive recordkeeping and impose steep fines on repair shops, recyclers, pawn shops and secondhand dealers that traffic in undocumented airbags.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
11 June 2026
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“Merchants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/merchants. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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