TRAFFICKED Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

trafficked

verb

past tense of traffic

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 In recent years, Indonesia has stepped up its efforts to recover cultural artifacts that were collected, stolen and trafficked during its colonial-era. — News Desk, Artforum, 24 July 2026 Since his debut album Pony was released in 2019, Peck has always trafficked in a perfect alchemy of mystery and intimacy. — Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2026 Slavery was a fact of life for ancient Greeks; anyone could be captured and trafficked. — Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 16 July 2026 Amy Bradley Is Missing serves up compelling evidence that she may have instead been trafficked off the boat. — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2026 Police rescued the girls after the 17-year-old called a dispatcher on June 4 and said she was being trafficked and needed help. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 8 July 2026 Online, Safeer Mohammed Koorimannil, who was trafficked to a scam center in Myanmar, impersonated a 28-year-old Singaporean woman named Ella. — ABC News, 30 June 2026 In Cambodia, more than 200,000 scam workers have been released from fortified compounds, where many of them had been trafficked, held against their will, and forced to work for little pay. — NPR, 21 June 2026 What trafficking can look like Advocates emphasize that no single sign proves someone is being trafficked. — Ginger Allen, CBS News, 17 June 2026

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Considering the Cowboys already traded a 2027 first-round pick and a 2026 second-round pick in exchange for Williams before the trade deadline last season, the investment into the four-time Pro Bowler stands to grow much larger.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 July 2026
Devers-San Francisco Giants-Age 29 A natural third baseman, and not a stellar one at that, Devers was converted to play first base when he was traded by the Red Sox to the Giants.

— Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026

Definition of traded

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Following a second-round exit to the Los Angeles in 2023, the Warriors dealt Poole to the Washington Wizards for Chris Paul and Thompson to the Dallas Mavericks in a sign-and-trade for Josh Green and two second-round picks.

— Mark Medina, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
Root actually enjoyed being back in charge at the Oval last month even though he was dealt the toughest of hands having to lead a side against New Zealand that included three Test debutants and two other players with only one appearance each.

— Paul Newman, New York Times, 24 July 2026

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Terminal 26, a new restaurant in Ponce City Market’s central food hall, is inspired by Thailand’s famous floating markets, where goods are sold from boats and riverbank stalls.

— Henri Hollis, AJC.com, 30 July 2026
Twenty-nine single-family homes sold for $30 million or more in Miami-Dade in 2025, shattering the previous record of 15 homes in 2024.

— Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026

Definition of sold

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The heart arrives smuggled in with the blade, in these monologues as text.

— Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 25 July 2026
They were repatriated through cooperation between Indonesia’s Culture Ministry and the FBI after provenance research established the objects had been smuggled out of Indonesia, Zon said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026