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as in discussion
an exchange of views for the purpose of exploring a subject or deciding an issue
a give-and-take about what we should do Saturday night
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2
as in negotiation
the act or practice of each side giving up something in order to reach an agreement
negotiating the terms of the deal will require some give-and-take on both sides
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as in banter
good-natured teasing or exchanging of clever remarks
enjoyed the flirty give-and-take between the two romantic lead characters
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Recent Examples of give-and-take
The three-month suspension period is not based on any specific WADA rule but instead reflects the give-and-take of settlement talks.
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 15 Feb. 2025
One common strategy involved the scammers initiating a give-and-take with the victim.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 18 Jan. 2025
The modern model: A divided system The U.S. began shifting from this relatively constructive give-and-take among the founders in the late 1820s.
—Peter Kastor, The Conversation, 13 Jan. 2025
The give-and-take extends to the court, where UC San Diego has roared out of the gates.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Jan. 2025
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 15 Feb. 2025
One common strategy involved the scammers initiating a give-and-take with the victim.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 18 Jan. 2025
The modern model: A divided system The U.S. began shifting from this relatively constructive give-and-take among the founders in the late 1820s.
—Peter Kastor, The Conversation, 13 Jan. 2025
The give-and-take extends to the court, where UC San Diego has roared out of the gates.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for give-and-take
Noun
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Gender must be at the core of climate finance planning and national accountability, not an afterthought or token discussion.—
Catarina Rolfsdotter-Jansson,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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Her feelings on the country’s hard-right swing were not articulated during the discussion, but they were certainly alluded to.—
Mikey O'Connell,
The Hollywood Reporter,
8 Mar. 2025
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On Sunday, European leaders held an emergency summit in London to rally support for Ukraine as British Prime Minister Keir Starmer seeks to wrestle control of peace negotiations away from the US.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN,
3 Mar. 2025
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Ultimately, from the employee and front-line or middle manager perspective, an executive-level five-days-a-week mandate could be seen as the starting point for a negotiation, Tulane professor Christopher Lipp told Newsweek.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
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The children ice a birthday cake; Alec Baldwin cleans up toys; the boys get summer haircuts; and the parents, who are both executive producers of the show, banter over their 26-year age gap.—
Julia Jacobs,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2025
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There’s a blandly attractive ensemble trading dutifully quippy banter.—
Angie Han,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Feb. 2025
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The debate over immigrants taking jobs that Americans supposedly could fill has been ongoing for decades, if not longer.—
Carolyn Komatsoulis,
Idaho Statesman,
1 Mar. 2025
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Simultaneously, the Russian intelligentsia was in a debate about the empire’s soul.—
James Verini,
The New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2025
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Anyone who thinks they may have been targeted can check indicators of compromise at the end of the Microsoft post.—
Dan Goodin,
Ars Technica,
7 Mar. 2025
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But tariffs have topped that list as Trump has threatened to impose them on numerous U.S. trade partners, delayed their implementation, gone through with enacting them, hinted at compromises and carved out exceptions.—
Al Weaver,
The Hill,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In The Kitchen, Wesker tracked the decorum from friendly badinage to hostile vernacular that co-workers sustain just to get through the day.—
Armond White,
National Review,
30 Oct. 2024
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While Hawley hasn’t left behind any of his signature philosophical dialogue or memorable badinage, Season 5 is also the most reliant on the camera to make its points.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
13 Aug. 2024
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Younger patients are booking consultations, as well.—
Elycia Rubin,
The Hollywood Reporter,
8 Mar. 2025
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The Swiss government opened the consultation process on a new Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) agreement to provide for the automatic and reciprocal exchange of information between Swiss and U.S. tax authorities.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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After a joke about Adam Sandler’s fashion sense, O’Brien suddenly changed tone to address the devastation of the wildfires in Los Angeles, and how an awards show can seem self-indulgent if that context was not addressed.—
Annie Aguiar,
New York Times,
3 Mar. 2025
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But from a pure comedy standpoint, the joke was just basic—and unfunny.—
Esther Zuckerman,
The Atlantic,
2 Mar. 2025
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“Give-and-take.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/give-and-take. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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