1
as in dealing
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 exchanging
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 trading
Indian benchmark indexes were trading lower.
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Anniek Bao, CNBC, 6 Apr. 2026
Cocoa — the key ingredient in chocolate — has been steadily falling in price from its all-time high in 2024, when cocoa beans were trading for over $12,000 a ton.
—Isaac Tellechea, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
And that’s just one of the many troubling holes on Miami’s defense, which completely gutted the secondary from the 2025 season by not re-signing Rasul Douglas, Jack Jones, Kader Kohou, Ashtyn Davis and Ifeatu Melifonwu, and trading Minkah Fitzpatrick.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2026
Equities markets are closed for Good Friday, but futures markets were trading into Friday morning, albeit quietly.
—Yuri Kageyama, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
The Yankees were trading him to the Rockies.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2026
On the table is trading his Mercedes S-class for a hybrid or electric car and enrolling his son in a preschool closer to home to avoid that additional 10-mile drive.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
After trading at a steep discount to Brent crude, Urals oil nearly reached parity with the global benchmark.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2026
The international Brent crude oil benchmark was trading at almost $113 per barrel as of Friday — up more than 50% from prewar levels.
—Joe Walsh, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
Anniek Bao, CNBC, 6 Apr. 2026
Cocoa — the key ingredient in chocolate — has been steadily falling in price from its all-time high in 2024, when cocoa beans were trading for over $12,000 a ton.
—Isaac Tellechea, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
And that’s just one of the many troubling holes on Miami’s defense, which completely gutted the secondary from the 2025 season by not re-signing Rasul Douglas, Jack Jones, Kader Kohou, Ashtyn Davis and Ifeatu Melifonwu, and trading Minkah Fitzpatrick.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2026
Equities markets are closed for Good Friday, but futures markets were trading into Friday morning, albeit quietly.
—Yuri Kageyama, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
The Yankees were trading him to the Rockies.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2026
On the table is trading his Mercedes S-class for a hybrid or electric car and enrolling his son in a preschool closer to home to avoid that additional 10-mile drive.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
After trading at a steep discount to Brent crude, Urals oil nearly reached parity with the global benchmark.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2026
The international Brent crude oil benchmark was trading at almost $113 per barrel as of Friday — up more than 50% from prewar levels.
—Joe Walsh, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trading
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But the Marlins rallied for four runs against three relievers in that inning, dealing the Yankees a 7-6 loss in the Bronx.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
6 Apr. 2026
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Guthrie’s situation is without parallel in the world of morning news, which has in recent years seen anchors like Robin Roberts and Sheinelle Jones return to programs after dealing, respectively, with bone marrow cancer and the death of a spouse.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
3 Apr. 2026
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Unlike conventional approaches, this method is designed to handle open quantum environments, where particles are always exchanging energy and information with what’s around them.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Apr. 2026
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Yes, George, frankly, this conflict only seems to be escalating with all sides exchanging intense fire on a daily basis.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Apr. 2026
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House Bill 535 would impose harsher minimum sentences for anyone convicted of trafficking fentanyl.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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He was charged with dozens of others in a drug-trafficking case the following decade in Miami, pleaded guilty and served prison time.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2026
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Many parodied her overt sexuality by swapping her out for someone decidedly less sexy on the wrecking ball.—
Ben Pettis,
The Conversation,
3 Apr. 2026
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Many are even swapping their profile photos for pictures of Jenner, hoping some of her famously sharp business instincts might rub off.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
2 Apr. 2026
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Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
5 Apr. 2026
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Early March, the city council voted 9 to 6, directing the city manager to collect more information about the costs of moving City Hall and selling the land and comparing them to fixing up the building.—
Jack Fink,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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As a result, Aaronson said utilities’ cost-benefit analysis of burying lines is changing.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
10 Apr. 2026
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Conditions in San Diego’s bays are changing.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Iran’s negotiating team, chaired by Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf and includes Foreign Minister Abbas Arghchi, met late Friday with Pakistan’s army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
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The administration has already spent at least $40 million to deport roughly 300 migrants through such deals and is negotiating with 47 countries to expand the program further.—
Gerald Imray,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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Yet Potter never considered substituting him.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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The court found the authority had exceeded its authority by substituting its view of the public interest for that of the state Legislature.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Trading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trading. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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