negotiating

present participle of negotiate
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Recent Examples of negotiating Ukraine is currently negotiating with its international partners to increase natural gas imports by about 30% as the winter approaches, according to energy minister Svitlana Grynchuk. Tim Lister, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025 The partnership was built to oversee all of La Liga’s commercial and development activity in the region, as well as negotiating media rights on their behalf. Asli Pelit, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025 Advertisement The two sides began negotiating specifics after the deal in March. Hassan Hassan, Time, 11 Oct. 2025 In a statement, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer denied that the White House was negotiating with Democrats. Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2025 Senators may have a harder time getting aligned with House Republicans, who passed their bill without the China proposal, in hopes of handing President Donald Trump a negotiating tool. Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 10 Oct. 2025 Hammon says Phoenix is now a destination franchise that should be attractive to any free agent when the cloud of negotiating a new collective bargaining agreement is lifted. Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 9 Oct. 2025 The union has been negotiating with Times management for more than three years on a new contract. Katie Campione, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025 The official also said that a negotiating team was getting ready to travel, but there was no date specified. Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for negotiating
Verb
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    Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
  • In other words, this year, the Eagles’ opponents are more often presenting four deep defenders against their three wide receiver sets instead of deploying a single-high safety and arranging the remaining defenders to play closer to the line of scrimmage.
    Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Containment is part of a larger plan for managing a wildfire.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Pumpkin seed oil may have many health benefits, including boosting skin, hair, and heart health and managing menopause symptoms.
    Mark Gurarie, Health, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The main character was more of a Murdoch, kind of Trump figure manipulating people.
    Joe Lynch, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Last month, the NCAA revealed enforcement actions against 16 former D-I men’s basketball players who are accused of betting on or against their own teams, knowingly manipulating scoring or game outcomes, providing information to facilitate others’ bets and related misdeeds.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • After making one of the biggest trades before the trade deadline this season, dealing three-time All-Star Rafael Devers to the San Francisco Giants, the Red Sox were in the middle of rumors for most of the big-name players on the trade block.
    Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The Browns are still dealing, even with a division rival.
    Dianna Russini, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Currently, there is no information on the extent of land burned or the size of the crew involved in executing the prescribed fire.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 11 Oct. 2025
  • The first of four bills filed by the Metro Planning Department with the intention of executing on recommendations in the department’s housing and infrastructure study returned to a council agenda for the first time in a month, only to once again be deferred until November.
    Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Sernatinger said the union hopes to begin bargaining in October, after settling a dispute with Pathfinders management over which positions were covered under OPEIU Local 39.
    Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Contenders for the leadership of Brazil’s right wing coalition are already emerging and are bargaining for Bolsonaro’s endorsement for being presidential candidates in the 2026 elections.
    Adriana Carranca, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Be careful when handling debris that may have blown into your yard.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Don Lisi, Rogers Police Department spokesman, said police investigate cases involving virtual currency scams on a regular basis, and the department is currently handling a couple of such cases.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Soon, Crusifino left The D'Angelo Family after being accused of plotting against the stable.
    Fernando Quiles Jr, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Just two years after Riverdale came to its dramatic conclusion, Archie Andrews is plotting his return to television screens once again — and, this time around, things are about to get a whole lot spookier.
    Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025

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“Negotiating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/negotiating. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.

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