renegotiates

verb

present tense third-person singular of renegotiate
as in negotiates
to discuss the details of (a formal agreement) again especially in order to change them They want to renegotiate the lease on their apartment.

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Recent Examples of renegotiates If Green renegotiates his deal to stay with the Warriors for, say, $52 million over three years, that would shave $11 million from his salary for 2026-27. — John Hollinger, New York Times, 29 June 2026 If Diggs also renegotiates this offseason, those talks might get complicated. — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 20 Dec. 2025
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  1. negotiates
  2. concludes
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  • The government employs nearly 2,300 people, many of whom are represented by 13 bargaining units that the Unified Government negotiates with.
    — Sofi Zeman August 6, Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Cusick and Kretschmann offer complementary chords of variable petulance and insecurity, as newcomer Cuoso ably negotiates her character’s shifting ambiguities.
    — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 31 July 2026
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  • When training concludes with small sided games, losing teams are punished with more running to end the session while the winning team can relax and watch.
    — Andy Jones, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Plus, the event concludes in the evening with a lantern-lighting ceremony in the Japanese Garden pond and Frog Pond.
    — Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 12 Aug. 2026
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