transact

as in to negotiate
to do (business) with another person, company, etc. We had some important business to transact with our distributors. transact a real estate deal

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Recent Examples of transact As such, the audience data against which the NFL’s $5.2 billion of ad inventory is transacted is expected to coincide with across-the-board ratings boosts throughout the 2025-26 season. Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 8 Sep. 2025 The idea is to create common standards and a decentralized platform so that AI systems from anywhere can communicate, coordinate, and even transact with each other seamlessly. Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2025 Further, however, signs concerning the sales and use permit also were posted at the location, saying no sales can be transacted there. Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2025 Out of the brands that have been considering their options, many industry insiders believe Makeup by Mario will eventually transact. Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019 See All Example Sentences for transact
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  • Tatiana’s settlement with Carlos Pino and his family — negotiated through mediation led by Miami attorney Bruce Greer — followed another important step for her.
    Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Loan spells for Alan Montes and Santiago Muñoz have concluded and Sporting KC will continue to negotiate with Schewe and Muñoz.
    Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2025
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  • The Rockets, who surprisingly finished second in the West behind Oklahoma City last season, were dealt a tough blow over the summer, though, when point guard Fred VanVleet was lost for the season to a torn ACL suffered during a voluntary workout.
    Joe Vardon, New York Times, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The Chiefs’ next opponent was dealt some bad news Wednesday.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
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  • The couple has continued to purchase farmland with the goal of protecting it from development.
    Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Wicked is available to purchase and stream now.
    Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 26 Oct. 2025
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  • When Salah was left out away at Galatasaray last month, Slot could sell it as keeping him fresh given the trip to Turkey fell between tricky Premier League games against Crystal Palace and Chelsea.
    James Pearce, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
  • What will happen to Spirit Halloween if Towne Mall is sold?
    Victoria Moorwood, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Oct. 2025
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  • That's how people buy aviation—safety and cost.
    James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
  • While reflecting on her first performance, Furtado remembered buying the pink dress from a store called Original on Queen West in Toronto, and also picking up some sparkly platform shoes for the monumental moment.
    Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
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  • Without data centers, flights would be grounded (pilots could not get weather info and flight plans would not be available), communication would become rudimentary, payments would stop processing (welcome back, bartering) — even 911, which goes through an online system, would shut down.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
  • For weeks leading up to the election, judges barter for their votes with candidates and make deals for which court system, division and courthouse they will be assigned to, and power players jockey for the supervisory placements, or presiding judge positions, by promising a bloc of loyal votes.
    Paul Vallas, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025

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“Transact.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transact. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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