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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 between Signature Entertainment’s Acquisitions Executive Max Hart and Kinology’s CEO Grégoire Melin.
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Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
Participation alone seems to be the end goal, the assemblage of a cacophony of voices without any avenues to interrogate the way power is shared or negotiated in collective spaces.
—Kate Wagner, Curbed, 5 Sep. 2025
Many of the examples are stark, like the Potawatomi Nation which had negotiated with the federal government in hopes of staying in their homelands in the upper Midwest.
—Brieanna J. Frank, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
The deal was negotiated by Bleecker Street’s Miranda King and Avy Eschenasy, with Cinetic Media representing the filmmakers.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
The distribution deal was negotiated by Bleecker Street’s Miranda King and Avy Eschenasy, with Cinetic Media representing the filmmakers.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
This was extended for a further season last year before the new, improved broadcast deal was negotiated.
—Asif Burhan, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Octagon, which has advised the Pac-12 since last November, negotiated the new agreement, as well as the 2025 football deals and the extension with CBS for 2026.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 27 Aug. 2025
The defensive back, who negotiated his own contract extension and was comfortable around things like startups and investments, helped the young lineman take things to another level.
—Joe Kozlowski, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
Participation alone seems to be the end goal, the assemblage of a cacophony of voices without any avenues to interrogate the way power is shared or negotiated in collective spaces.
—Kate Wagner, Curbed, 5 Sep. 2025
Many of the examples are stark, like the Potawatomi Nation which had negotiated with the federal government in hopes of staying in their homelands in the upper Midwest.
—Brieanna J. Frank, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
The deal was negotiated by Bleecker Street’s Miranda King and Avy Eschenasy, with Cinetic Media representing the filmmakers.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
The distribution deal was negotiated by Bleecker Street’s Miranda King and Avy Eschenasy, with Cinetic Media representing the filmmakers.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
This was extended for a further season last year before the new, improved broadcast deal was negotiated.
—Asif Burhan, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Octagon, which has advised the Pac-12 since last November, negotiated the new agreement, as well as the 2025 football deals and the extension with CBS for 2026.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 27 Aug. 2025
The defensive back, who negotiated his own contract extension and was comfortable around things like startups and investments, helped the young lineman take things to another level.
—Joe Kozlowski, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for negotiated
Verb
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The Polymarket website on a smartphone arranged in Germantown, New York, US, on Tuesday, July 22, 2025.—
Sean Conlon,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025
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The split will reverse a massive but largely unsuccessful 2015 merger arranged by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway and the investment firm 3G Capital, Heinz and Kraft’s owners at the time.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
2 Sep. 2025
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By Sunday evening, the fire crew managed to contain 14% of this wildfire.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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In previous years, a private consultant managed the grant distribution process.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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This on-the-edge-of-death thriller appears to deliver on every front—from the ever-alluring Fan Bingbing who lends a cool authority Neeson’s stoic presence, to the set pieces engineered to make your palms sweat, to the thread of grief and trauma that gives the action some ballast.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Working closely with Perfect Game’s Tournament Operations team, BatWraps engineered its wraps to meet all bat-use requirements.—
Sportico Staff,
Sportico.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Angel City star forward Alyssa Thompson is heading overseas in the latest blow England’s WSL has dealt to the NWSL.—
Molly Geary,
Sportico.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Tom and Robbie have been dealt bad hands.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
4 Sep. 2025
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The effect was achieved through volume capture technology.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
6 Sep. 2025
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In 2022, the company achieved the world’s first test of a megawatt-class, multi-kilovolt hybrid electric propulsion system in altitude conditions simulating single-aisle commercial flight.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Earlier this spring, the Globe concluded its investigation.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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It is said the bees gathered at the cemetery, resting on the tent over the grave and on the floral displays, returning to their hives after the service concluded.—
Elizabeth Bass Parman,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Butler's sister-in-law baked a beautiful red velvet cake and a close friend handled music, hair and more.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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The visiting bench complained that Barca’s Kika Nazareth had handled the ball, but the referee dismissed their appeal.—
Laia Cervelló Herrero,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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For one, Leonard signed a max contract—unlike with Smith and the Timberwolves, there’s no claim Leonard and the Clippers plotted a scheme where he’d be paid less in the short term in exchange for being paid more later.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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This was a far cry from a year ago, when Muchová and Osaka played each other in the second round and Muchová plotted Osaka’s movements around the court for her, opening up space, then using her touch to drop the ball into it.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Negotiated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/negotiated. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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