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
One thing for certain is Boston can't let third base become a liability less than a year after trading Devers.
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Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
The following episode kicks off on a much lighter note with the lawyers all sitting around trading their favorite cosmetic procedures and self-care rituals.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2025
Both Beijing and Washington are trading accusations that the other side's economic coercion is wreaking havoc on the global economy.
—Anthony Kuhn, NPR, 29 Oct. 2025
The Patriots have moved swiftly to replace safety Kyle Dugger on their 53-man roster after trading away the veteran safety to the Steelers.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
Chegg received the warning when the stock was trading at about 60 cents.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2025
How to Change Your Routine Change doesn’t have to be as drastic as trading Pilates for powerlifting.
—Jamie Ducharme, Health, 28 Oct. 2025
The front office will have its work cut out for itself after trading the team’s top five bullpen arms, most of whom would have been under team control for 2026.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 27 Oct. 2025
Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
The following episode kicks off on a much lighter note with the lawyers all sitting around trading their favorite cosmetic procedures and self-care rituals.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2025
Both Beijing and Washington are trading accusations that the other side's economic coercion is wreaking havoc on the global economy.
—Anthony Kuhn, NPR, 29 Oct. 2025
The Patriots have moved swiftly to replace safety Kyle Dugger on their 53-man roster after trading away the veteran safety to the Steelers.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
Chegg received the warning when the stock was trading at about 60 cents.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2025
How to Change Your Routine Change doesn’t have to be as drastic as trading Pilates for powerlifting.
—Jamie Ducharme, Health, 28 Oct. 2025
The front office will have its work cut out for itself after trading the team’s top five bullpen arms, most of whom would have been under team control for 2026.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 27 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trading
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In this case, the majority of the court reached for an issue no one presented, setting aside the normal procedure of dealing only with the facts and questions presented by the litigants, Wood said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Nov. 2025
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If Robinson is out for multiple weeks, this could keep the Miami front office from dealing any of their pass rushers.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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After exchanging zeros, All-Star catcher Will Smith pounded a solo home run with two outs in the 11th inning.—
Gabe Smallson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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Take William Shakespeare, who is often portrayed as a carouser, downing pints while exchanging barbs with his fellow writers, cheating on his wife with both men and women, passionately engaging his quill to reimagine the very nature of the human being.—
Isaac Butler,
The Atlantic,
3 Nov. 2025
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Now — with the counter-trafficking crusade poised to continue — some members of Congress are sounding alarm bells.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
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The unsealed videos showed officers, including former CMPD officer Heather Loveridge, swarming the home of a man who was accused of trafficking methamphetamine.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Oct. 2025
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Houck underlined that swapping Princeton’s components into Google’s best quantum processor would enable it to work 1,000 times better.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Nov. 2025
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That could include reducing the amount of alfalfa and other hay crops used to feed livestock, or swapping out wheat and sorghum and instead planting corn and potatoes.—
Huma Tariq Malik,
The Conversation,
4 Nov. 2025
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In the Cambrian explosion of technologies, the startups taking them to the market competed for survival by selling credits.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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Starbucks offloads its China business Starbucks is selling a 60% stake in its China business to Boyu Capital, a Chinese private equity firm.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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The research’s molecular dynamics and experimental results confirm that adjusting the interlayer spacing by changing the C3N4 content effectively improves the reaction kinetics.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Nov. 2025
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After all, your business deserves a fighting chance in a highly competitive, often-changing market.—
K.H. Koehler,
jsonline.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Republicans have not been negotiating.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Nov. 2025
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And less than 24 hours after the governor undercut Woodward at LSU, the athletic director was, to no one’s surprise, negotiating his exit strategy from the school.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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If Calvados apple liqueur is unavailable for the glaze, substituting water works wonderfully.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Oct. 2025
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Because of this, nutritionist Leticia Carrera, director of the center Felicidad Carrera, advises always eating pulses with brown rice and substituting the combination for meat two to three times a week—at least.—
Ana Morales,
Vogue,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Trading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trading. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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