1
as in dealt
to carry on the business of buying and selling goods or other property
the U.S. agreed to trade with China
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as in exchanged
to give up (something) and take something else in return
I'll trade my chocolate chip cookie for your bag of chips
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Recent Examples of traded
New England traded backup quarterback Joe Milton and starting defensive tackle Davon Godchaux during the offseason for late-round picks.
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Dan Duggan, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
At the heart of concerns is the low free float of Indonesian equities, given the country’s biggest companies are thinly traded and controlled by a handful of wealthy individuals—a structure that investors say distorts the index and risks manipulation.
—Prima Wirayani, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026
The Heat has plenty of formidable competition in its bid for disgruntled superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo, who is reportedly likely to be traded by Milwaukee either before next Thursday’s NBA trade deadline or this summer.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2026
He was traded to Brooklyn in the offseason and leads the Nets in scoring.
—CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
At the end, with AD, we got traded for each other, so from now on everyone is going to compare us two.
—Mike Curtis, Dallas Morning News, 30 Jan. 2026
At the trade deadline, the Jets traded Sauce Gardner and Quinnen Williams for draft capital.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 30 Jan. 2026
The Twins traded away top relievers Jhoan Duran, Griffin Jax, Louis Varland, Caleb Thielbar, Danny Coulombe and Brock Stewart, so there are spots to be filled internally or through free agency.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 24 Jan. 2026
The Patriots traded Stidham to the Raiders ahead of the 2022 season.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 24 Jan. 2026
Dan Duggan, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
At the heart of concerns is the low free float of Indonesian equities, given the country’s biggest companies are thinly traded and controlled by a handful of wealthy individuals—a structure that investors say distorts the index and risks manipulation.
—Prima Wirayani, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026
The Heat has plenty of formidable competition in its bid for disgruntled superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo, who is reportedly likely to be traded by Milwaukee either before next Thursday’s NBA trade deadline or this summer.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2026
He was traded to Brooklyn in the offseason and leads the Nets in scoring.
—CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
At the end, with AD, we got traded for each other, so from now on everyone is going to compare us two.
—Mike Curtis, Dallas Morning News, 30 Jan. 2026
At the trade deadline, the Jets traded Sauce Gardner and Quinnen Williams for draft capital.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 30 Jan. 2026
The Twins traded away top relievers Jhoan Duran, Griffin Jax, Louis Varland, Caleb Thielbar, Danny Coulombe and Brock Stewart, so there are spots to be filled internally or through free agency.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 24 Jan. 2026
The Patriots traded Stidham to the Raiders ahead of the 2022 season.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 24 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for traded
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Then he was put on waivers by the Utah Mammoth in September and dealt to Edmonton in December, his career still flux.—
Joe Smith,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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While that could still happen, several starting pitchers linked to the Yankees have since been dealt elsewhere.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
30 Jan. 2026
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The twosome exchanged airblown kisses at the end in a nod to their friendship and mutual diva respect.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
31 Jan. 2026
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The scuffles came amid an already intense night, with tensions fueled by a brutal press conference on Thursday for the title fight between Lopez and Stevenson, during which the boxers exchanged insults about each other’s family members.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
31 Jan. 2026
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Forbes estimates last year’s event generated more than $25 million in ticket sales and sold millions more in merchandise.—
Matt Craig,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Goodarzi, an engineer and tech executive, sold his clean energy company, US Hybrid, for $50 million in 2021, according to The California Post.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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The Charlotte Hornets’ star point guard was able to check in this time because of a slight curveball with the starting lineup, which swapped Collin Sexton in as a starter for Ball.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Jan. 2026
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The families swapped Christmas cookies as a parting gift before Good’s family left Kansas City.—
Emily Curiel,
Kansas City Star,
8 Jan. 2026
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Last year, Canada signed a defense cooperation agreement with the European Union and negotiated a pact that allowed Canadian defense firms to tap into the EU’s $170 billion loan program meant to spur military modernization.—
Daniel DePetris,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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Rather than raze the city days before it was recovered by the Allied forces, Choltitz went rogue, negotiated a truce, and surrendered the city.—
Sally Susman,
Time,
27 Jan. 2026
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The 28-year-old suffered a back spasm in the 2-1 home defeat to Nottingham Forest on January 6 and was substituted in the 63rd minute.—
Roshane Thomas,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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His rendition uses fresh porcini mushrooms, but any fresh mushroom can be substituted.—
Cathy Thomas,
Oc Register,
26 Jan. 2026
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Almost immediately after oversight of TikTok’s US operations changed, misinformation started to spread about changes to the app’s new terms of service, including those that applied to location sharing and data collection, Fiesler said.—
Scottie Andrew,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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Carl Phillips on writing the poems that changed the course of his life.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Traded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traded. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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