trafficked (in)

Definition of trafficked (in)next
past tense of traffic (in)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for trafficked (in)
Verb
  • In the 5900 block of Larabee Court, in September 2025, a 2,024-square-foot single-family residence was sold for $2,450,500, a price per square foot of $1,211.
    Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Crusoe sold its bitcoin mining operation to NYDIG, but still uses methane to run data centers.
    Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 18 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • In addition to Iran’s crude still being exported through the Strait of Hormuz, vast amounts of its oil were already on tankers in the world’s oceans before the conflict began, looking for buyers.
    Tim Lister, CNN Money, 16 Mar. 2026
  • That oil was already exported, already going to be sold.
    NBC news, NBC news, 15 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Due to the underwater belt’s sheer size, the monumental construction revealed a community dependent on whaling, as by-products became commodities to be exchanged and traded between these local groups.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 22 Mar. 2026
  • The surveillance video is silent, so it was not immediately known what, if any, words were exchanged between the two prior to the incident.
    Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The Dolphins traded star receiver Jaylen Waddle to the Denver Broncos ion Tuesday in exchange for a first-round pick, a third-round pick and a fourth-round pick swap.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2026
  • The National Women’s Soccer League announced a new CBA in the summer of 2024 that included giving players agency on where they are traded and abolishing expansion and collegiate drafts.
    Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Cromwell said about 300 units in Easton Street Capital’s luxury condominium building will be marketed for $5 million to $25 million each.
    Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2026
  • In the 1960s, Thalidomide, a drug marketed for morning sickness, left children around the world with irreversible birth defects; the United States avoided such a fate thanks to the FDA’s oversight.
    Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2026
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“Trafficked (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trafficked%20%28in%29. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.

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