trafficked (in)

verb

past tense of traffic (in)
as in dealt (in)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trafficked (in)
  1. sold
  2. exported
  3. exchanged
  4. traded
  5. marketed
Verb
  • The Dania Beach headquarters campus that once served as the nerve center of now-defunct Spirit Airlines has been sold to a Boston hedge fund that served as the stalking horse bidder in a bankruptcy court auction.
    — David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Those tickets were sold at a 7-Eleven in Dedham and at Cumberland Farms stores in Attleboro and Granby.
    — Mike Toole, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of sold
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  • Nearly $30 billion of undeclared artisanal gold is exported from Africa to Dubai each year, according to charity Swissaid.
    — semafor.com, semafor.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The surplus gets exported, often at prices low enough to undercut the industrial economy in other countries.
    — Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of exported
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  • What matters then is the rate at which one is exchanged for the other, and that rate is set by architecture.
    — Sanjay Srivastava, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Despite letters being exchanged virtually, the pace was glacial.
    — Ryan Lenora Brown, Christian Science Monitor, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of exchanged
Verb
  • Phoenix guard Kelsey Plum did not play against the team that traded her a little over a week ago.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Colston Loveland and Luther Burden III are both just 22 years old, and should be able to step into larger roles within the offense with DJ Moore traded to Buffalo.
    — John Cassillo, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of traded
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  • One of the worst ways that asset protection is marketed is that creditors will see asset protection planning and run away.
    — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Four out of five, or 80% of foods marketed to children between 6 months and 36 months are ultraprocessed, according to a study published in July.
    — Sarah Owermohle, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of marketed
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