TRAFFICS Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

traffics

verb

present tense third-person singular of traffic

as in deals

to carry on the business of buying and selling goods or other property arrested him for trafficking in drugs

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The plot deals relatively little with the professional criminal classes, but rather with the tensions—emotional, psychological and fundamental of the upper middle class.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026
The extended suspension of visits to Labadee’s white-sand beaches and popular overwater zip line deals another blow to Haiti’s already fragile economy.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026

Definition of deals

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Here, the classic espresso martini trades its traditional coffee-forward notes for the warm, roasted depth of hojicha.

— Carissa Chesanek, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
The 27-year-old was the likeliest candidate to be the team’s starting second baseman if, as expected, San Francisco trades Luis Arraez before Monday’s deadline.

— Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 28 July 2026

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Panthers Place sells beer, wine, nonalcoholic drinks and a few cocktails like a Tom Collins, Boulevardier, margarita and more.

— Jenna Thompson July 23, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
The platform sells weapons, body armor, drones, drone components, and fiber-optics used for drones.

— Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 23 July 2026

Definition of sells

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Bill negotiation PocketGuard partners with Billshark, a company that negotiates for lower rates on your behalf.

— Catherine Collins, USA Today, 10 July 2026
The series stars Billy Bob Thornton as Tommy Norris, a landman who negotiates on behalf of oil companies.

— Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026

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In the film, which was based on a Pulitzer Prize nominated memoir, Betty escapes the clutches of her barbaric Iranian husband (played by Alfred Molina) and courageously smuggles herself and her daughter out of Iran.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 June 2026
Produced by Mabel Cheung, Good Trip is the story of a young woman who smuggles her terminally ill father out of a hospital to address his unfulfilled wishes.

— Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2026

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