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
Edwards maintains that Epstein’s organization was focused on preying on girls for his own personal abuse and that only a fraction of the victims who were recruited were trafficked to other men.
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Emily Goodin, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
These visits are designed to assess whether children are receiving appropriate care and ensure they are not being trafficked, exploited or abused.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 2025
According to the plea agreement, Manning and his co-conspirators trafficked at least 22 firearms to people who were known felons or sold guns that had been converted into unregistered machine guns.
—Kansas City Star, 22 Aug. 2025
The university is bordered by Interstate 8 and heavily trafficked Montezuma Road and College Avenue.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025
Despite having no real medical benefit to anyone, they are hunted and killed at extraordinary rates and illegally trafficked by the millions to meet an insatiable demand for their meat and scales.
—Michael Adkesson, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
The Drug Enforcement Administration has recovered 7 tons of cocaine linked to the Venezuelan leader often trafficked by members of TDA, Sinaloa, and Cartel of the Sons street gangs, according to the DOJ.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 8 Aug. 2025
The Lancashire Constabulary announced charges against 15 people linked to the gang, which allegedly trafficked drugs across Blackpool, England, between February 2023 and July 2024.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2025
And the majority of gun violence that still plagues our communities is committed with firearms trafficked from out of state — often from places with virtually no safeguards.
—Rebecca Fischer, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2025
Emily Goodin, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
These visits are designed to assess whether children are receiving appropriate care and ensure they are not being trafficked, exploited or abused.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 2025
According to the plea agreement, Manning and his co-conspirators trafficked at least 22 firearms to people who were known felons or sold guns that had been converted into unregistered machine guns.
—Kansas City Star, 22 Aug. 2025
The university is bordered by Interstate 8 and heavily trafficked Montezuma Road and College Avenue.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025
Despite having no real medical benefit to anyone, they are hunted and killed at extraordinary rates and illegally trafficked by the millions to meet an insatiable demand for their meat and scales.
—Michael Adkesson, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
The Drug Enforcement Administration has recovered 7 tons of cocaine linked to the Venezuelan leader often trafficked by members of TDA, Sinaloa, and Cartel of the Sons street gangs, according to the DOJ.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 8 Aug. 2025
The Lancashire Constabulary announced charges against 15 people linked to the gang, which allegedly trafficked drugs across Blackpool, England, between February 2023 and July 2024.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2025
And the majority of gun violence that still plagues our communities is committed with firearms trafficked from out of state — often from places with virtually no safeguards.
—Rebecca Fischer, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trafficked
Verb
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The Cubs traded for Tucker knowing full well there would be numerous teams trying to lure him away after only one season in Chicago.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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The world’s most valuable digital currency by total market capitalization traded largely between $4,300 and $4,400 on Monday, September 8, after falling to nearly $4,250 the weekend before, according to Coinbase data from TradingView.—
Charles Lloyd Bovaird II,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Angel City star forward Alyssa Thompson is heading overseas in the latest blow England’s WSL has dealt to the NWSL.—
Molly Geary,
Sportico.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Tom and Robbie have been dealt bad hands.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The email included a link to an ad for energy-efficient home appliances sold by a subsidiary of Whirlpool in Brazil.—
Kyle Ingram,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Sep. 2025
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Powerball winners, results for 9/6/25 lottery drawing jackpot A ticket bought in Missouri and a ticket sold in Texas matched all six numbers to win Saturday night's Powerball jackpot.—
Chris Sims,
IndyStar,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The horns were being smuggled illegally into Thailand, officials said, and the man was placed into custody according to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
8 Sep. 2025
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Instead of freely taking up legal work in Thailand, Sara was smuggled at gunpoint into a scammers’ compound in Myanmar.—
Christine Ro,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Trafficked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trafficked. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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