as in exchanges
a giving or taking of one thing of value in return for another
in medieval Europe, furs and forest products from the north were sold in truck for luxury products from the south
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Recent Examples of trucks
Following a September fire at the Novelis aluminum plant in New York, from which Ford gets aluminum supplies for vehicle production, the automaker is working to recover production volume losses of its F-Series trucks, including the Super Duty, which is made at KTP.
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Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 23 Oct. 2025
Additionally, the trucks used to collect yard waste, which are the same ones used for leaf collection and large debris removal — like the services needed during the historic flood in August — need to be replaced within the next few years.
—Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
When completed, Inditex expects peak traffic of 150 trucks per day.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 23 Oct. 2025
The bronze hands, which were made at a foundry in Walla Walla, Washington, made their pilgrimage to North Carolina via two cargo bed trucks.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 22 Oct. 2025
Cars and trucks and motorcycles rumble everywhere.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 22 Oct. 2025
Blast barriers were set up around the perimeter and trucks were required to pass through giant X-ray machines.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
Hamas’ Government Media Office said 480 humanitarian aid trucks, including three with cooking gas and six with diesel fuel, entered Gaza on Wednesday.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
The top targets are often pickup trucks, which are bigger and therefore offer more surface area for droppings.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2025
Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 23 Oct. 2025
Additionally, the trucks used to collect yard waste, which are the same ones used for leaf collection and large debris removal — like the services needed during the historic flood in August — need to be replaced within the next few years.
—Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
When completed, Inditex expects peak traffic of 150 trucks per day.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 23 Oct. 2025
The bronze hands, which were made at a foundry in Walla Walla, Washington, made their pilgrimage to North Carolina via two cargo bed trucks.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 22 Oct. 2025
Cars and trucks and motorcycles rumble everywhere.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 22 Oct. 2025
Blast barriers were set up around the perimeter and trucks were required to pass through giant X-ray machines.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
Hamas’ Government Media Office said 480 humanitarian aid trucks, including three with cooking gas and six with diesel fuel, entered Gaza on Wednesday.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
The top targets are often pickup trucks, which are bigger and therefore offer more surface area for droppings.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trucks
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In August, FanDuel announced a partnership with CME Group, which owns four exchanges registered with the CFTC, though a formal product has not yet launched out of the collaboration.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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Anyone with a simple link could view private exchanges, photos, and videos.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Keith Urban is setting the record straight after fans analyzed his lyric swaps post-Nicole Kidman split.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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Trump initially pressured Ukraine to make concessions and suggested territorial swaps with Russia.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Another bottleneck is a lack of talent in the form of the blue-collar trades, specifically electricians, Porat noted, echoing other Fortune 500 leaders such as Ford CEO Jim Farley.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
26 Oct. 2025
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Conveniently, says Seth Bacon, executive vp of media for MLS, the same pipes that allowed for lightning-fast trades are perfect for delivering ultra high-definition video.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Trucks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trucks. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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