trafficked (in)

past tense of traffic (in)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trafficked (in)
Verb
  • With more than 600 million copies of the books sold worldwide, and everything related to them continuing to do well years after the initial release of the books, one wonders how this series remains popular despite the deluge of young adult novels (and controversy) that followed it.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Nearly nine years after sending that first cold email, the trio sold a majority stake of Lemon Pepper Holdings (Wingtop UK’s parent company) to Californian private equity firm Sixth Street just before the New Year.
    Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Due to restrictions on young raw-milk cheeses, true Mont d’Or is not exported to the United States.
    Emily Monaco With Kat Craddock, Saveur, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Distilled spirits were exported from 43 states last year, with Tennessee and Kentucky ranking first and second, respectively, the report said.
    Joseph Hostetler, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Eventually, though, Indigenous trade networks carried the shells thousands of miles, from the Pacific Ocean to the Great Plains, and were exchanged with tribes such as the Lakota and Ojibwe, where the shells began being used as a form of adornment, and even currency.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Randrianirina said his soldiers had decided to stand with protesters and had exchanged gunfire with security forces who were attempting to quell weekend protests, and one of his soldiers was killed.
    NPR, NPR, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Yet for African economies to fully benefit from this demand, global buyers and local producers alike must have confidence in how those resources are sourced and traded.
    Anu Adedoyin Adasolum, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Our thesis, which aligns with many other analysts’ views, is that the sum of DuPont’s two parts is worth more than the stock traded as a whole.
    Jeff Marks, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Reviving the Bolt Originally marketed as a sports-utility vehicle, the Bolt debuted in 2016 and quickly set sales records.
    Jackie Charniga, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Unlike other mass-market body sprays marketed to teenage boys, this one isn’t abrasive or musk-heavy; it can be misted on enthusiastically in a locker room or before school without overpowering.
    Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 8 Oct. 2025
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“Trafficked (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trafficked%20%28in%29. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.

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