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
Tom Morello has never exactly trafficked in subtlety.
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Spin Staff, SPIN, 29 May 2026
The Kansas City International Airport has a human trafficking awareness campaign ongoing and has signage posted throughout the airport offering resources to those who may be trafficked through Kansas City.
—Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2026
Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre, who committed suicide in 2025, named Wexner as among the men to whom she was trafficked by Epstein.
—News Desk, Artforum, 22 May 2026
Anti-Semitism has long trafficked in images of Jews as simultaneously uniquely cunning and uniquely disgusting.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026
Still, Sophie’s family believes she may have been trafficked.
—Kyani Reid, NBC news, 20 May 2026
The witnesses also focused on the powerful men that survivors say Epstein trafficked them to.
—Claire Healy, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 May 2026
The witnesses also focused on the powerful men that survivors say Epstein trafficked them to.
—Claire Healy, Miami Herald, 12 May 2026
Many of those minors ended up being trafficked into exploitative factory jobs, according to the New York Times.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 7 May 2026
Spin Staff, SPIN, 29 May 2026
The Kansas City International Airport has a human trafficking awareness campaign ongoing and has signage posted throughout the airport offering resources to those who may be trafficked through Kansas City.
—Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2026
Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre, who committed suicide in 2025, named Wexner as among the men to whom she was trafficked by Epstein.
—News Desk, Artforum, 22 May 2026
Anti-Semitism has long trafficked in images of Jews as simultaneously uniquely cunning and uniquely disgusting.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026
Still, Sophie’s family believes she may have been trafficked.
—Kyani Reid, NBC news, 20 May 2026
The witnesses also focused on the powerful men that survivors say Epstein trafficked them to.
—Claire Healy, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 May 2026
The witnesses also focused on the powerful men that survivors say Epstein trafficked them to.
—Claire Healy, Miami Herald, 12 May 2026
Many of those minors ended up being trafficked into exploitative factory jobs, according to the New York Times.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 7 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trafficked
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He was originally drafted out of San Jose State by Pittsburgh in the 13th round of the 2023 MLB Draft, then traded to Toronto in 2024 for Isiah Kiner-Falefa.—
Jon Becker,
Mercury News,
30 May 2026
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The two teams traded a run apiece in both the fifth and sixth frames before the Bats struck for four more in the seventh to seize control of the game, and eventually the victory.—
Staff Report,
Twin Cities,
30 May 2026
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But the injury losses dealt a blow.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2026
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De Zerbi took a gamble by joining Spurs with seven games remaining and was dealt a bad hand by the injury crisis.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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In June 2025, a 1,841-square-foot single-family residence in the 1200 block of Renraw Drive sold for $1,850,000, a price per square foot of $1,005.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
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Van Stone said nine of the 10 Lexus Vaults have been sold.—
Josh Robbins,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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The animals smuggled from Mexico were advertised on social media, with defendants posting photos and videos of the reptiles being captured in the wild.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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Inside it, Daisy has smuggled a letter, which details her plan to raise an army of teenage girls to rile Gilead from the inside.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
27 May 2026
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“Trafficked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trafficked. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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