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as in arranges
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 manages
to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently
she's good at negotiating personality conflicts between coworkers
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as in manipulates
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 deals
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 executes
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 negotiates
Jonas negotiates the coffee and doughnut freebie in a fun video posted on Instagram and TikTok.
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Mike Snider, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
Faulí now runs a team of eleven architects, and also negotiates the politics of a project that has numerous stakeholders.
—D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
If a publisher on the platform bites, the author then negotiates a publishing deal with them.
—Elaine Pofeldt, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Its Office for Civil Rights investigates allegations at schools and negotiates corrective actions.
—Fred Clasen-Kelly, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
The Denver Urban Renewal Authority negotiates TIFs as part of urban renewal plans, then presents those plans to the Denver Planning Board and the City Council for final approval.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 9 Sep. 2025
Would all athletes at one university form a unit that negotiates a CBA?
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The company has affiliation agreements with 227 other local stations and negotiates retransmission rights for those with YouTube TV and other virtual pay-TV providers.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 27 Aug. 2025
The statement came as his company negotiates a secondary share sale at a $500 billion valuation—up from $300 billion just months earlier.
—ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2025
Mike Snider, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
Faulí now runs a team of eleven architects, and also negotiates the politics of a project that has numerous stakeholders.
—D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
If a publisher on the platform bites, the author then negotiates a publishing deal with them.
—Elaine Pofeldt, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Its Office for Civil Rights investigates allegations at schools and negotiates corrective actions.
—Fred Clasen-Kelly, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
The Denver Urban Renewal Authority negotiates TIFs as part of urban renewal plans, then presents those plans to the Denver Planning Board and the City Council for final approval.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 9 Sep. 2025
Would all athletes at one university form a unit that negotiates a CBA?
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The company has affiliation agreements with 227 other local stations and negotiates retransmission rights for those with YouTube TV and other virtual pay-TV providers.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 27 Aug. 2025
The statement came as his company negotiates a secondary share sale at a $500 billion valuation—up from $300 billion just months earlier.
—ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for negotiates
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Financial compatibility is a necessity, but a partner who arranges things and therefore shows effort is vital.—
Essence,
Essence,
8 Oct. 2025
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An employee arranges a salad dressing display at an Amazon Fresh grocery store on December 12, 2024 in Federal Way, Washington.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
3 Oct. 2025
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Whether seen as a necessary application of justice or a politically fraught escalation, the case ensures that the debate over how America manages its most sensitive secrets is far from over.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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But the bigger question is how the industry manages them, and whether lenders are incentivized to prioritize durability over growth for its own sake.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
17 Oct. 2025
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Instead of relying on pigments or coatings, LightRipple manipulates reflection and refraction at the microscopic level, producing a dynamic play of gold and shadow that shifts subtly as the case moves.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
12 Oct. 2025
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Complicating matters is the insidious Host character (voiced by Len Cunningham’s father, Liam Cunningham), who manipulates the players’ reality.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
2 Oct. 2025
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Here are the best Amazon deals worth grabbing today.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
14 Oct. 2025
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Standout deals on travel essentials, such as wireless earbuds and portable chargers, are about to expire.—
Isabel Garcia,
PEOPLE,
8 Oct. 2025
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Missouri executes 1st inmate of the year Missouri executed Lance Shockley, 48, by lethal injection for the 2005 murder of 37-year-old Sgt.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
15 Oct. 2025
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Operators input mission goals on the tablet, and the MATRIX autonomy software generates and executes a flight plan, using onboard sensors and algorithms to navigate safely and avoid obstacles.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
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Once that process concludes and a final report is issued, the unions can officially legally strike.—
Sierra Lopez,
Mercury News,
19 Oct. 2025
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For the most part, the players that teams will covet this winter are not eligible to sign new deals until five days after the World Series concludes.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Schweitzman and Sutherland will jointly oversee the division, which handles packaging, financing, production and sales for independent film, television and digital projects at the agency.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Oct. 2025
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TrustNordisk handles international sales.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
22 Oct. 2025
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Big Tech now engineers a perpetual state of insecurity by creating relentless technological churn, rendering our skills and safety measures obsolete, only to then sell us the tools to catch up.—
Vivian Toh,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The study, conducted over several years, uses an approach that engineers artificial proteins (referred to as ion channels) in the brain that are activated by and bound to cocaine.—
Noah Lyons,
Mercury News,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Negotiates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/negotiates. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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