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
The girl said she had been trafficked by other men, and was walking along a high-prostitution area in Los Angeles when Moore allegedly approached her.
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Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 1 Jan. 2025
She was particularly moved by the courage of women who shared harrowing accounts of being trafficked.
—Nicholas Kristof, The Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2024
The incoming border czar, Tom Homan, says these children are being exploited and trafficked.
—CBS News, 22 Dec. 2024
People who are trafficked have that happen against their will.
—Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
Most of the firearms Bagley trafficked are not unaccounted for, authorities said.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 19 Dec. 2024
She was being abused—beaten, drugged, denied money—but trafficked?
—Longreads, 18 Dec. 2024
Prosecutors say in court filings Mahan trafficked numerous female victims, including minors as young as 14 years old, for at least 17 years using a combination of false promises, threats and extreme physical violence.
—Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 12 Dec. 2024
Several true-crime sleuths alleged the possibility that she was trafficked or kidnapped, but the Los Angeles Police Department said there was no evidence of those theories.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 3 Dec. 2024
Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 1 Jan. 2025
She was particularly moved by the courage of women who shared harrowing accounts of being trafficked.
—Nicholas Kristof, The Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2024
The incoming border czar, Tom Homan, says these children are being exploited and trafficked.
—CBS News, 22 Dec. 2024
People who are trafficked have that happen against their will.
—Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
Most of the firearms Bagley trafficked are not unaccounted for, authorities said.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 19 Dec. 2024
She was being abused—beaten, drugged, denied money—but trafficked?
—Longreads, 18 Dec. 2024
Prosecutors say in court filings Mahan trafficked numerous female victims, including minors as young as 14 years old, for at least 17 years using a combination of false promises, threats and extreme physical violence.
—Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 12 Dec. 2024
Several true-crime sleuths alleged the possibility that she was trafficked or kidnapped, but the Los Angeles Police Department said there was no evidence of those theories.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 3 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trafficked
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Areas of District 2 have struggled to recover from the pandemic, which dealt economic blows to Chinatown and Jack London Square while worsening crime and human-trafficking in the city’s San Antonio neighborhood.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
13 Apr. 2025
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Any disgust players might harbor for Abby should be dealt, at least in some measure, to Ellie and Joel, too.—
Eliana Dockterman,
Time,
13 Apr. 2025
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The remaining 40% was sold in June to government and military surplus company GovPlanet, which moved the materials to Arizona in December and listed them for auction on its website – some of it with starting bids of $5.—
Ayden Runnels,
Austin American-Statesman,
28 Dec. 2024
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The winning ticket was sold in Cottonwood, California, according to a news release.—
Aaron Valdez,
The Enquirer,
28 Dec. 2024
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At various points, young girls are smuggled in containers and even in animal carcasses.—
Anupama Chopra,
The Hollywood Reporter,
2 Jan. 2025
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Anti-junta forces now control the entire China-Kachin boundary, through which rare earths, timber, jade and other treasures are smuggled.—
Hannah Beech,
New York Times,
31 Dec. 2024
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“Trafficked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trafficked. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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