Thesaurus results for RENEGOTIATING

renegotiating

verb

present participle of renegotiate

as in negotiating

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 renegotiating What’s interesting about the Brees era (2006 to 2020) is that the Saints were poster children for salary-cap strife, constantly pushing money into the future, leaning on voidable contract years, renegotiating paycuts and releasing quality players just to remain compliant. —

Tim Graham, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026 The league is about to start renegotiating its media deals—thanks to an opt-out clause in its current $120 billion contracts—and commissioner Roger Goodell reportedly hosted some media execs in his box for the game. —

Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 10 Feb. 2026 The hope would be renegotiating for a more cap-friendly deal, but Fitzpatrick would need to be amenable. —

Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2026 The next is where skills change faster than roles, where AI adoption at work accelerates faster than people’s confidence, and where workers are renegotiating what work is allowed to demand of their lives. —

Nirit Cohen, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026 This could look like renegotiating a contract, or simply deciding that a situation requiring constant overgiving is no longer worth the cost. —

Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026 Since then, the airline’s management has made progress cutting costs by cancelling and renegotiating aircraft leases, revamping its route system and cutting Spirit’s labor costs, among other measures. —

David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2026 Clark has also emphasized the importance of renegotiating terms with the firefighters’ pension as a solution to Harvey’s financial woes. —

Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026 This could look like calmly renegotiating expectations, recognizing who’s consistent versus who’s just loud, or realizing you don’t need to fix everything to feel secure. —

Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 4 Jan. 2026

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Verb

Neither the public nor private side began with a champion negotiating binding requirements before contracts were finalized or construction started.

— Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
That means protecting benefits already earned while negotiating responsible adjustments for future accruals, exploring constitutional pathways for reform and offering voluntary buyout incentives to reduce long-term liabilities.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026