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 Those trafficked away from Chile have two identities, names, and nationalities, creating legal complications. — Ashoka, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026 Animals that have been trafficked are usually captured and transported in inhumane conditions, and some die during the journey. — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026 Lured by the promise of a well-paying insurance job, Ganea arrived in Thailand to turn a page in his life but was instead trafficked across the border into Myanmar. — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 24 Aug. 2026 The deal would resolve lawsuits brought by relatives of people whose remains were donated for research, then allegedly trafficked by a former morgue employee. — Danielle Douglas-Gabriel, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2026 The drug was reportedly being trafficked from Philadelphia and New York. — Kelsie Cairns , Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026 The drug is trafficked westward from Myanmar into Bangladesh, through border areas that are difficult to control. — Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 18 Aug. 2026 The government has been required by law for decades to protect migrant children who are in the country illegally without guardians, over fears they could be exploited, abused or trafficked. — Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, NPR, 5 Aug. 2026 Davis has spent 28 years working with women and girls who have been trafficked and exploited in North Texas. — Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 30 July 2026

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Pelicans, Grizz make trade The New Orleans Pelicans traded former first-round draft pick Jordan Hawkins and Micah Peavy to the Memphis Grizzlies for AJ Johnson and Taj Gibson, the Pelicans announced Tuesday.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026
The Titans traded for edge rusher Jermaine Johnson II, who was a Pro Bowler under Saleh in 2023.

— Jenny Catlin, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

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The Frenchman was not the only driver dealt sanctions for such an infringement, but it was later determined the pit lane length had been measured incorrectly, leading to discrepancies with team pit lane speed limit calculations.

— Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
The right-hander was dealt to the Rays at the trade deadline after a rough half of a season with the Mets after the offseason deal that brought him over from Milwaukee.

— James O'Connell, New York Daily News, 31 Aug. 2026

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Trump had just flown back from a NATO summit in Ankara; he’d been smuggled out of Turkey via a catering truck and a decoy plane after Iranian threats on his life.

— Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026
In 2025, Ukraine smuggled over 100 drones into Russia inside cargo trucks to conduct strikes that damaged or destroyed roughly one-third of Russia’s active bomber fleet and caused approximately $7 billion in damages.

— Seth G. Jones, Foreign Affairs, 3 Sep. 2026