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as in arranged
to bring about through discussion and compromise
wanted to negotiate a higher salary before she accepted the job offer
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as in managed
to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently
she's good at negotiating personality conflicts between coworkers
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as in engineered
to plan out usually with subtle skill or care
the prisoners negotiated their escape by using Morse code to tap messages to each other through the walls
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as in dealt
to talk over or dispute the terms of a purchase
told them I'd take $8,000 for the car and wasn't in the mood to negotiate
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as in achieved
to carry through (as a process) to completion
scores of experiments later, the chemists managed to negotiate the development of a more durable polymer
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Recent Examples of negotiated
The deal was negotiated by Emily Hayward Whitlock at The Artists Partnership.
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025
After years of organizing, production workers on commercials have negotiated their first union contract.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2025
Among the options the senators could be overheard discussing were a very short stopgap bill while an extension of expiring Obamacare subsidies is negotiated.
—Jamie Tarabay, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
The three-year pact, negotiated by WME and described by insiders as the Oshrys’ biggest yet, covers exclusive ad rights, promotion and production.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
Locations are typically negotiated between FIFA and host committees representing various cities.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
Generic drugmakers largely have been exempt from tariffs negotiated in previous trade deals.
—Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
The Obama Administration secretly negotiated the Iran nuclear deal without consulting GCC capitals.
—Firas Maksad, Time, 25 Sep. 2025
Another negotiated a 15% increase directly with the landlord.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 25 Sep. 2025
Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025
After years of organizing, production workers on commercials have negotiated their first union contract.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2025
Among the options the senators could be overheard discussing were a very short stopgap bill while an extension of expiring Obamacare subsidies is negotiated.
—Jamie Tarabay, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
The three-year pact, negotiated by WME and described by insiders as the Oshrys’ biggest yet, covers exclusive ad rights, promotion and production.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
Locations are typically negotiated between FIFA and host committees representing various cities.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
Generic drugmakers largely have been exempt from tariffs negotiated in previous trade deals.
—Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
The Obama Administration secretly negotiated the Iran nuclear deal without consulting GCC capitals.
—Firas Maksad, Time, 25 Sep. 2025
Another negotiated a 15% increase directly with the landlord.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for negotiated
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Two mental health professionals are arranged to testify on the impact of all of these factors, Reynolds said.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
3 Oct. 2025
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The continual delays have led to many embarrassing moments, the most recent coming last Tuesday, when, after Barca officials told the media the Camp Nou was ready, the Barcelona city council arranged a press conference of their own in reply.—
Pol Ballús,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Liverpool have not managed to string together two or three consecutive good performances.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, 35 rooms at the Civic and other shelters that CoLEAD managed sat empty as of December 2024.—
Ashley Hiruko,
ProPublica,
6 Oct. 2025
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This is done, the company claims, by using ultra-smooth surfaces made from advanced composite materials engineered for both strength and durability, with minimal surface distortion.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
2 Oct. 2025
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PacBio uses special versions of the four bases that have been engineered to fluoresce in a characteristic color when exposed to ultraviolet light.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
2 Oct. 2025
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Bourque has graduated from that group, and another rising star, Logan Stankoven, was dealt last year.—
The Athletic NHL,
New York Times,
3 Oct. 2025
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As the Los Angeles Rams faced the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford was dealt a big hit in the third quarter — worrying fans who were watching, his wife Kelly included.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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The behavior may be fueled by those before them who have achieved what a would-be attacker deems a desirable amount of notoriety.—
Alisha Ebrahimji,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
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And while many slices at restaurants and bakeries around town are beloved, Kermit’s has achieved legendary status.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
4 Oct. 2025
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This would not have been a serious consideration midway through Newcastle’s 2-0 win against struggling, flailing Nottingham Forest — the nothingness of half-time was like a blessed relief — but a stodgy, slow-burning afternoon concluded with Howe’s team comfortable and edging towards dominance.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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In September, an independent UN inquiry concluded for the first time that Israel had committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, a finding which the Israeli government has rejected.—
Zeena Saifi,
CNN Money,
5 Oct. 2025
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The state argued incidents that arose from the ICE facility protests in recent months have been handled by local law enforcement and have not been severe enough to be considered a riot or rebellion.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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Until now, Hiyune handled the initial creation from scratch, but now the two of us also contribute at that stage.—
Billboard Japan,
Billboard,
3 Oct. 2025
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But while the first four episodes were well-plotted and sure-footed — building up to episode five’s ambitious Alien remix — the final three have been relatively attenuated.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
24 Sep. 2025
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But as Newsom and his allies plotted how to respond to the Lone Star State, two Bay Area counties had already planned to hold off-cycle elections in November.—
Grace Hase,
Mercury News,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Negotiated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/negotiated. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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