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
  • Following a second-round exit to the Los Angeles in 2023, the Warriors dealt Poole to the Washington Wizards for Chris Paul and Thompson to the Dallas Mavericks in a sign-and-trade for Josh Green and two second-round picks.
    Mark Medina, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
  • Root actually enjoyed being back in charge at the Oval last month even though he was dealt the toughest of hands having to lead a side against New Zealand that included three Test debutants and two other players with only one appearance each.
    Paul Newman, New York Times, 24 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 Charlotte Hornets coach is already impressed with the demeanor and mentality of Naz Reid, the player swapped along with draft pick compensation in the trade sending LaMelo Ball and Josh Green to Minnesota.
    Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026
  • However, the design has been simplified with some components omitted or swapped for less complex ones.
    David Szondy July 22, New Atlas, 23 July 2026
Verb
  • Vandermeer is represented by Joe Veltre, senior partner and co-head of the Gersh Agency’s New York office, and attorney Alex Kohner at Yorn Levine, both of whom negotiated the deal.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 23 July 2026
  • The deal was negotiated by Helen Parker for Universal Pictures Content Group and Avy Eschenasy for Bleecker Street.
    Denise Petski, Deadline, 23 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
  • But as happens in baseball, circumstances changed suddenly in late May.
    Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 July 2026
  • Her fondest Apple memory is watching the company unveil FaceTime in 2010, a moment that changed how people connected through their phones.
    Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 25 July 2026

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