traded

past tense of trade

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of traded The Falcons traded a 2027 sixth-round pick to the Chiefs for Morris and a seventh-round pick. Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 23 July 2026 Water and land are two different assets — owned, priced, traded, and borrowed against separately. Daren Smith, IndieWire, 22 July 2026 In Elizabeth Meriwether’s new thriller series, Furious, as in our world, girls and women are bought, sold, traded, and used by men who get away with it. Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 22 July 2026 When SpaceX went public, more than 500 million shares traded—marking the second-heaviest first-day IPO volume in Nasdaq history, behind only Facebook’s 580 million in 2012. Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 22 July 2026 As the digital asset traded near the $65,000 level, several analysts highlighted key technical levels that short-term traders should watch. Charles Lloyd Bovaird Ii, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026 Finally, despite the honor bestowed upon them at their previous stops, Brady Tkachuk (Senators), Quinn Hughes (Canucks), Brayden Schenn (Blues) and Nick Foligno (Blackhawks) have all been traded since mid-December. Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 22 July 2026 It was followed by The Holme, the landmark Regent’s Park mansion that once belonged to members of the Saudi royal family, which traded for 195 million pounds ($260 million). Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 22 July 2026 The Clippers traded Leonard to the Raptors for Brandon Ingram, Gradey Dick, two first-round picks, a pick swap and two second-round picks. Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for traded
Verb
  • He’s been dealt the difficult hand of overseeing a roster overhaul and the team’s temporary relocation to West Sacramento expected to run through next season, with his pitching staff struggling to be effective in the band-box of Sutter Health Park.
    Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026
  • But, in February this year, the US Supreme Court dealt a severe blow to the president’s tariff agenda.
    Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
Verb
  • The model exchanged vows with singer Matty Healy in Los Angeles on July 18, and one of her three bridal ensembles broke this major tradition.
    Hannah Malach, InStyle, 22 July 2026
  • New York Yankees shortstop José Caballero was at the center of a tense scene on Monday night — one in which benches cleared, words were exchanged, but no punches were thrown.
    Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Verb
  • As of Wednesday, the winning Mega Millions ticket sold in Idaho had yet to be claimed.
    Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 23 July 2026
  • The sculptures were stolen from Indonesian archaeological sites and sold to an American collector by the late antiquities dealer Douglas Latchford.
    ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
Verb
  • The apple next to Citi Field’s scoreboard had swapped out the Mets logo for Gotham’s.
    Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 16 July 2026
  • In terms of beauty, Zendaya has swapped out her bixie—for now—and worn her XXL hair in undulating waves and twisted crown-like braids.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 15 July 2026
Verb
  • Noe negotiated with Li Shan in a pidgin mix of French, English, and Cantonese as the workers fanned out on the wobbling platform, slipping on the slick bodies and shells of the catch.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
  • The deal for Atonement was negotiated by Kino Lorber VP of Acquisitions Karoliina Dwyer and WME.
    Zac Ntim, Deadline, 16 July 2026
Verb
  • The group figured Smith’s admission date had to have been entered in error; a clerk must have substituted his birth date by mistake.
    Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026
  • Bellingham was substituted into the match in the 79th minute.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026
Verb
  • The knowledge hasn’t changed the way Morrison feels about the family he’s always known.
    Mikella Schuettler, Fortune, 18 July 2026
  • That changed when officials asked him to review his shot from the fifth hole.
    Doug Ferguson, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2026

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“Traded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traded. Accessed 24 Jul. 2026.

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