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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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But after the app arranges the list, parents are still responsible for completing it.—
Miranda Rake,
The Atlantic,
23 Sep. 2025
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The Chronological Border arranges the beds in chronological order from the 16th to the 20th century.—
Jeanine Barone,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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That is precisely what this Million Dollar Lasagna manages to be.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
3 Oct. 2025
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Mun-ju manages to get through to Kim, relaying to him that the payment on the submarine has been frozen.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
3 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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All of this is possible because hackers use a tactic called SEO poisoning, which manipulates Google's search results so their fake websites appear near the top.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Shop knickknacks, pillow covers, lights, and more of the best Halloween decor deals for up to 57 percent off now.—
Mia Huelsbeck,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
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In a book that deals so intensely with the manipulation of ideas and emotions, this transparency is an intense relief.—
Book Marks
September 25,
Literary Hub,
25 Sep. 2025
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Sure, the star big man could find himself in more DHO scenarios, pulling a facsimile of what All-Star center Domantas Sabonis executes out west.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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If Solana performs well and BREA executes as planned, the upside could be significant given the current discount.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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This lease is intended to give the company the opportunity to establish a strong presence in the market, and the goal is to secure a permanent location once the residency concludes.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
6 Oct. 2025
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The career-spanning anthology includes the first-ever reissue of their 1973 debut single and concludes with a live recording the final song Lee, Lifeson and Peart played together during the 2015 R40 Tour closer at The Forum.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Todd was previously a judge in the Davidson County General Sessions Court, which handles low-level cases and preliminary hearings in felony cases.—
Evan Mealins,
Nashville Tennessean,
1 Oct. 2025
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Of all the intriguing storylines following the Knicks throughout training camp, none may be as interesting as how the organization handles the last roster spot.—
James L. Edwards III,
New York Times,
1 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 8 Oct. 2025.
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