parleyed

past tense of parley
as in consulted
to exchange viewpoints or seek advice for the purpose of finding a solution to a problem in an effort to win the goodwill of the locals, the developers parleyed with them before finalizing plans for the massive mall

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Verb
  • Prosecutors failed to convene a News Media Review Committee that would normally be consulted in the process of investigations of leaks to members of the media and, in one of the investigations, failed to obtain approval from the director of national intelligence, according to the report.
    Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Harvard recently canceled plans to conduct an outdoor test flight in Sweden after facing opposition from Indigenous Saami leaders who said they weren’t consulted about the experiment.
    Justine Calma, The Verge, 9 Dec. 2024
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  • Haugen conferred with center manager Ben Montgomery.
    Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel left his wealth to create a prize that rewards discoveries that have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind.
    Melina Khan, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2024
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  • In addition to improving costs, new technologies—such as bidirectional vehicles, as discussed in my previous column—can make microgrids more powerful and versatile.
    Tracy Price, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • While the cloud tax is the highest dollar-amount tax being discussed, this does not mean that the other laundry list of tax increases will not hit most every Chicago resident’s wallet in the coming year.
    Jack Lavin, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Parleyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parleyed. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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