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Recent Examples of negotiate The Christophers deal was negotiated by CAA Media Finance on behalf of the filmmakers. Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025 The former general, McGinn, contended that the simplest solution to the immediate problem is for Congress to pass a continuing resolution and negotiate a full-year defense spending bill. Davis Winkie, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025 The comments come as Canada is negotiating to reduce tariffs. Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025 The only long-term solution — in my view — is a Palestinian state in Gaza and the West Bank whose borders are negotiated with Israel. Thomas Friedman, Twin Cities, 15 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for negotiate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for negotiate
Verb
  • There, McIlroy was seen posing for photos with several of his trophies arranged on the basalt rocks, paying tribute to a season that many consider his most meaningful of all time.
    Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Victoria Goodwin was sentenced to prison in May for arranging the plot with a Florida inmate.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This means astronauts will have to diagnose, treat, and manage crises without ground support, even if a crew member becomes incapacitated.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The chicken scene generally captures the way Orlean can cast a thoughtful eye over her life’s experiences and still manage to be funny while not dismissing the darts life threw at her.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The ethical dimension of creating and manipulating living brain cells remains under discussion.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Don't Look Now manipulates audiences' minds, mixing elements of the occult with the overwhelming need for hope into a plot twist audiences will find difficult to swallow.
    Steven Thrash, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Rockets, who surprisingly finished second in the West behind Oklahoma City last season, were dealt a tough blow over the summer, though, when point guard Fred VanVleet was lost for the season to a torn ACL suffered during a voluntary workout.
    Joe Vardon, New York Times, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The Chiefs’ next opponent was dealt some bad news Wednesday.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
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  • Johnson reportedly regained control of the vehicle and attempted to flee again, but police executed a ramming technique, known as a tactical vehicle intervention, to disable the vehicle, the release says.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Of course, the demands of a home crowd make that a more complicated gameplan to execute at Old Trafford than Anfield.
    Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
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  • Harrison’s nomination came after his time on General Hospital concluded in 2024.
    Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
  • The initial analysis, concluded on August 8, 2025, confirmed the skull was that of an adult, but could not provide further conclusive information.
    Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The utility also has detention basins at its Peak Flow Attenuation Facility, located off Scott Hamilton Drive, that are meant to allow the system to handle significant rain events.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Thankfully, our providers handled our pregnancy with so much care and grace knowing our history.
    Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Designed with an amalgamation of pure engineering and engineered for theatrical performance, the bridge literally breathes fire and water.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
  • In pursuit of pollution reduction—and the potential shot in the arm of industrial growth—Caravel aims to engineer new enzymes and processes that facilitate low-cost, low-energy chemical manufacturing.
    Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 16 Oct. 2025

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“Negotiate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/negotiate. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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