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as in arranges
to bring about through discussion and compromise
wanted to negotiate a higher salary before she accepted the job offer
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as in manages
to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently
she's good at negotiating personality conflicts between coworkers
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as in manipulates
to plan out usually with subtle skill or care
the prisoners negotiated their escape by using Morse code to tap messages to each other through the walls
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as in deals
to talk over or dispute the terms of a purchase
told them I'd take $8,000 for the car and wasn't in the mood to negotiate
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as in executes
to carry through (as a process) to completion
scores of experiments later, the chemists managed to negotiate the development of a more durable polymer
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“Negotiates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/negotiates. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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