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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
Andy Bohn negotiated the deal for Greenwich, with CAA Media Finance repping the filmmakers.
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2026
Centrist leaders in the United Kingdom, France and Germany resist spending a larger percentage of their strained budgets defending against a Russian threat that their far-right populist opponents might think can be easily negotiated away.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 24 Feb. 2026
Helen Greatorex, head of format acquisitions at Banijay Entertainment, negotiated the deal.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 Feb. 2026
Additionally, the flurry of bilateral trade agreements and framework trade deals negotiated around the IEEPA tariff regime now faces legal uncertainty, potentially unraveling months of trade diplomacy.
—Mohammad N. Elahee, Hartford Courant, 24 Feb. 2026
Earnest money amounts are negotiated and vary by price point, competition and local custom.
—Allison Palmer
updated February 23, Kansas City Star, 23 Feb. 2026
Midway later met with Farley and discussed the site but no deal was negotiated.
—Claire Osborn, Austin American Statesman, 23 Feb. 2026
Some of those partners had negotiated trade deals with tariffs higher than the new 15% rate, experts noted.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
Mayor Eric Garcetti signed the Host City contract in 2017 and left pesky details to be negotiated later.
—Susan Shelley, Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
Matt Grobar, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2026
Centrist leaders in the United Kingdom, France and Germany resist spending a larger percentage of their strained budgets defending against a Russian threat that their far-right populist opponents might think can be easily negotiated away.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 24 Feb. 2026
Helen Greatorex, head of format acquisitions at Banijay Entertainment, negotiated the deal.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 Feb. 2026
Additionally, the flurry of bilateral trade agreements and framework trade deals negotiated around the IEEPA tariff regime now faces legal uncertainty, potentially unraveling months of trade diplomacy.
—Mohammad N. Elahee, Hartford Courant, 24 Feb. 2026
Earnest money amounts are negotiated and vary by price point, competition and local custom.
—Allison Palmer
updated February 23, Kansas City Star, 23 Feb. 2026
Midway later met with Farley and discussed the site but no deal was negotiated.
—Claire Osborn, Austin American Statesman, 23 Feb. 2026
Some of those partners had negotiated trade deals with tariffs higher than the new 15% rate, experts noted.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
Mayor Eric Garcetti signed the Host City contract in 2017 and left pesky details to be negotiated later.
—Susan Shelley, Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for negotiated
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Bunk beds are arranged side-by-side for up to four families, frequently putting parents with young children in close quarters.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
1 Mar. 2026
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Bunk beds are arranged side-by-side for up to four families, frequently putting parents with young children in close quarters.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Feb. 2026
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Compare how Sesko’s minutes are being managed to Rasmus Hojlund’s last season, for instance.—
Ian Irving,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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All to pay for $449 million in operational costs that should have been managed within the city’s budget.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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We were not meant to walk on hard surfaces and aetrex orthotics are engineered to fill in all the spaces between your foot, and the ground to give you complete comfort and relieve foot and back pain.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
28 Feb. 2026
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How capitalism engineered the reading crisis.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Feb. 2026
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Decades of Western sanctions had already left the country isolated and economically battered before American and Israeli strikes in June 2025 dealt his rule a severe blow.—
Abbas Al Lawati,
CNN Money,
1 Mar. 2026
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Yet, as Prindle notes, the guild was dealt a bad hand with no good cards to play.—
Thomas Doherty,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Feb. 2026
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The shimmery eyes are a combination of the brand’s Wondercolour Longwear Cream Eyeshadow Stick in shades Cream Fresca, Little Star, Brazilionaire, and Umber One, topped off by Lashify Stardust Gossamer lashes, while the glossy lip was achieved with Wondergloss Collagen Lip Oil in Spicy Pink.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
2 Mar. 2026
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Lasting peace can only be achieved through peaceful means, including genuine dialogue and negotiations.—
Greg Myre,
NPR,
1 Mar. 2026
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After an investigation that lasted months, fuelled by eight whistle-blowers on his own staff, the legislators concluded that Paxton had taken bribes from a real-estate developer, improperly fired aides who reported his conduct, and obstructed justice.—
Peter Slevin,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, testimony on the cellphone ban concluded that academic performance improved and disciplinary incidents decreased in schools with the bell-to-bell ban.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
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The situation was painful and humiliating, but given the circumstances, the offensive nature of the incident could have been handled with common sense and empathy.—
Lorraine Ali,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Feb. 2026
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Washington’s players gave the team a B-minus for how travel accommodations are handled.—
Nicki Jhabvala,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2026
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But as his fraudulent crypto empire crumbled in November 2022, the crypto founder plotted a rightward shift.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
24 Feb. 2026
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They're then plotted into multi-dimensional space.—
Sharyn Alfonsi,
CBS News,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Negotiated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/negotiated. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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