trading

present participle of trade

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of trading The per share allocation price was 103 rupees, and the stock was last trading 64% higher at 169 rupees. Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025 Shares are still trading at lower levels, even as the company progresses toward profitability and broadens its ecosystem beyond ride-hailing and delivery to include payments, lending, and digital banking. Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025 Despite high metal prices, gold equities are not trading at historical top valuations. Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025 The Padres might come to regret trading Ryan Bergert and Stephen Kolek, but another trade deadline acquisition, Freddy Fermin, has provided a decent upgrade at a position of glaring weakness. Dennis Lin, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trading
Verb
  • Philadelphia Phillies starter Aaron Nola was dealing through four innings.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Tight end Dae’Quan Wright added 9 receptions for 99 yards and 2 touchdowns as Ole Miss tied its highest point total ever against an SEC opponent while dealing Arkansas one of the most painful home losses of the Coach Sam Pittman era.
    Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Football is exchanging ball control and patient build-up (like Emery has sought) for a more direct, forward-thinking approach once more.
    Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Parents lined up on a sidewalk outside Bergen Meadow Elementary School, waiting to reunite with their children, exchanging hugs and quiet conversation.
    Katie Langford, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • James was charged with distribution of a class B substance, trafficking fentanyl above 10 grams, possession of class B substance with intent to distribute, and conspiracy to violate drug laws.
    Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Over the years Philippine counter-trafficking projects have found some ways to increase financial self-reliance, for instance by starting fair trade farming projects.
    Christine Ro, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • For an equally gripping vegan alternative, try swapping out the butter for olive oil and the cheese for nutritional yeast.
    The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
  • This useful prompt allows for number swapping to create customized details for specific housing circumstances.
    Tor Constantino, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Large swaths of one floor selling scarves were focused on headscarves, or hijabs.
    Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
  • The move has been met with backlash from producers who have in the past used Channel 4 commissions as a bedrock to build their businesses by retaining the IP and selling it around the world.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Traditional data lakes can store raw data at scale but lack quality controls, while warehouses enforce structure but struggle with unstructured or fast changing data.
    Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Other exciting territory in The Grand Finale involved Mary’s changing relationship with the other Crawley women.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Traditional approaches focus on financial engineering such as negotiating discounts for long-term commitments, or on observability tools that track who is running what.
    Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The Teamsters announced on Facebook late Friday that their negotiating team has a tentative agreement for members to vote on, ending the strike and allowing next weekend’s Farm Aid concert to continue as planned at the U’s Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
    Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Taking the question further, and assuming the Fed capable of the magic that Democrats, Republicans and even libertarians ascribe to it, won’t private capital retreat overcome the Fed substituting itself for the marketplace in the first place?
    John Tamny, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • When making the switch to a plant-forward diet, Moon advised easing into it with small changes such as adding leafy greens to smoothies, using tofu in a grain bowl, and substituting animal fats for olive oil.
    Sarah Garone, Health, 27 Aug. 2025

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“Trading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trading. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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