as in traded
to carry on the business of buying and selling goods or other property
arrested him for trafficking in drugs
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Recent Examples of trafficked
That victim is likely to be trafficked again, the county officials said, and the human traffickers who trafficked her will not be held to account.
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Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 19 Apr. 2026
They’re often trafficked by political rivals, which automatically raises suspicion and invites particular skepticism.
—Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
The criminal syndicates refitted their properties as centres where teams of workers – often trafficked and coerced – run online scams at scale.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 12 Apr. 2026
While some of the women who came here willingly embraced ISIS ideology and passed it on to their children, many others say they were trafficked or lured to the region through ignorance or under false pretenses.
—Jane Arraf, NPR, 11 Apr. 2026
Rumors had swirled for months that Epstein was the one who introduced the President and first lady, and that she could have also been trafficked by Epstein.
—Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 10 Apr. 2026
Levinson’s series has long trafficked as a kind of smutty after-school special, not unlike how Ryan Murphy delves into some of the nastiest gore imaginable and then chastises us for watching.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2026
The vast majority originates from Southeast Asia, where some 300,000 people from over 65 countries have been trafficked into fortified compounds predominantly in Myanmar, Laos, and Cambodia.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 7 Apr. 2026
Pravda promoted party policies as gospel and trafficked in lies.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2026
Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 19 Apr. 2026
They’re often trafficked by political rivals, which automatically raises suspicion and invites particular skepticism.
—Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
The criminal syndicates refitted their properties as centres where teams of workers – often trafficked and coerced – run online scams at scale.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 12 Apr. 2026
While some of the women who came here willingly embraced ISIS ideology and passed it on to their children, many others say they were trafficked or lured to the region through ignorance or under false pretenses.
—Jane Arraf, NPR, 11 Apr. 2026
Rumors had swirled for months that Epstein was the one who introduced the President and first lady, and that she could have also been trafficked by Epstein.
—Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 10 Apr. 2026
Levinson’s series has long trafficked as a kind of smutty after-school special, not unlike how Ryan Murphy delves into some of the nastiest gore imaginable and then chastises us for watching.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2026
The vast majority originates from Southeast Asia, where some 300,000 people from over 65 countries have been trafficked into fortified compounds predominantly in Myanmar, Laos, and Cambodia.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 7 Apr. 2026
Pravda promoted party policies as gospel and trafficked in lies.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trafficked
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The district and Catholic school administrators had traded blame over who was at fault.—
Kate Armanini,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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The Panthers had traded their 2026 first-round pick to the Chicago Blackhawks along with goaltender Spencer Knight for defenseman Seth Jones last year.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
17 Apr. 2026
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The incursion was the first time Russian territory was occupied by an invader since World War II and dealt a humiliating blow to the Kremlin.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Conine, the son of former Marlins legend Jeff Conine, was dealt to the Marlins as the player to be named later in Toronto’s August 2020 trade for Jonathan Villar.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
10 Apr. 2026
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PowerPoint reshaped how ideas were pitched, sold and defended in boardrooms and government offices alike.—
J. Kyle Foster,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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Escapade Media is across international distribution and has already pre-sold several territories with news expected soon on other deals.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
15 Apr. 2026
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This isn’t a film about trauma, or smuggled-in social issues, or anything at all, really, besides the honest workaday business of scaring the bejesus out of its audience, rinsing, and repeating with extra vigor.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2026
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She's eventually smuggled out of Gilead.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Trafficked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trafficked. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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