as in commerce
the buying and selling of goods especially on a large scale and between different places
they contributed money to an environmental group that works to end the traffic of endangered animals
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as in to trade
to carry on the business of buying and selling goods or other property
arrested him for trafficking in drugs
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Recent Examples of traffic
Alex Vasquez, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
The conflict has had a major impact on traffic through the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, which allow entry into the Suez Canal.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025
Fortier trafficked the victims throughout New England, New York and New Jersey, according to officials.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Using social media posting and advertising to drive traffic to your new website is a low-cost way to start building the audience needed to expand.
—Alex Vasquez, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
The conflict has had a major impact on traffic through the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, which allow entry into the Suez Canal.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
Verb
On Thursday, the Cook County state’s attorney’s office approved felony charges of one count each of promoting prostitution, trafficking for labor/recruits, trafficking for labor/benefits and involuntary solitude causing financial harm.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025
Fortier trafficked the victims throughout New England, New York and New Jersey, according to officials.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for traffic
Noun
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Ryan Reynolds, who moonlights as co-owner of Welsh soccer club Wrexham A.F.C., turned up alongside super-creator Taylor Sheridan (whose own athletics usually involve cattle), NBA investor Mark Cuban and former Obama commerce secretary Penny Prtizker.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
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Despite maintaining its position as a leading commerce infrastructure provider, the company faces intensifying competition from Amazon, WooCommerce, BigCommerce, and a host of new specialized e-commerce tools.—
Josipa Majic Predin,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Fanatics, which is not publicly traded and therefore does not share data as freely as some of these other organizations, does the bulk of its sales in the U.S.—
Lev Akabas,
Sportico.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Doncic was traded seemingly at the peak of his career, which made the trade even more shocking and inexplicable.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Apr. 2025
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Seven companies own and operate 11 platforms in the marketplace, with Netflix, Foxtel, Nine, Disney, Amazon, Paramount and Seven securing a 90% share of premium VOD category viewership and revenue in 2024.—
Sara Merican,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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Every trade that occurs in the marketplace is mutually beneficial.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Nearly all Democrats, 97 percent, and a large majority of independents, 77 percent, think that tariffs will deal a short-term blow to the nation’s economy.—
Filip Timotija,
The Hill,
9 Apr. 2025
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The Yankees were also dealt several blows to the bullpen because of injuries.—
Chris Kirschner,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Traffic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traffic. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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