trafficked (in)

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

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trafficked (in)
Verb
  • In August 2022, a 1,766-square-foot home on the 4700 block of Eastus Drive in San Jose sold for $1,930,000, a price per square foot of $1,093.
    Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2026
  • The recall follows another salmonella outbreak last October stemming from a different super greens product sold at Sam's Club.
    Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 15 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Meanwhile, in the last three months, Maduro’s government exported an average of 35,000 barrels a day to Cuba, approximately a quarter of the island’s total demand, according to Piñón.
    María Verza, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Venezuela exported about 749,000 barrels per day last year, totaling less than 1% of global supply, according to data and analytics company Kpler.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 8 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The pair exchanged smiles and kisses as the accolade was engraved, while Chalamet also congratulated fellow winner Paul Thomas Anderson, who took home the Best Screenplay award for One Battle After Another.
    Clare Fisher, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
  • The filing includes text messages exchanged between the prosecutor and his teenager in the minutes after the shooting, which prosecutors argue underscore that lack of firsthand knowledge.
    Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 13 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Their fifth- and seventh-round picks were previously traded for Oweh and safety Elijah Molden.
    Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Then Alex Morgan retired, Naomi Girma was sold and Jaedyn Shaw was traded, and the team pivoted to a young, largely international roster for the 2025 season.
    Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Opioids and benzodiazepines are the most obvious examples of drugs that at first seemed — and were marketed as — totally harmless treatments, only to carry massive social and personal consequences once prescribed to millions.
    Thomas Goetz, STAT, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Musk has marketed Grok as more fun and irreverent than other chatbots, taking pride in X being a place for free speech.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
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“Trafficked (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trafficked%20%28in%29. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.

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