traffic (in)

verb

Definition of traffic (in)next
as in to deal (in)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for traffic (in)
  1. export
  2. exchange
  3. sell
  4. trade
  5. merchandise
  6. market
  7. barter
Verb
  • Traffickers began secretly exporting Captagon pills from West Germany to Communist Bulgaria, and then on to the Middle East and West Africa, under the protection of Bulgaria’s state security apparatus, known as the D.S.
    Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
  • The back side of the factory is connected to the nearby highway by a bridge where a steady stream of vehicle carriers come and go, loaded with new Tesla cars to be sold in the Chinese market and exported to other countries, though not to the United States.
    Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of export
Verb
  • The company’s at-home kits allow customers to exchange a saliva sample for insights into their genome relating to things such as their possible ancestry, health, and food preferences.
    Bruce Gil, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024
  • The independent investigators also reported that Welby and Smyth crossed paths at Christian holiday camps run by a British trust from 1975 to 1979 and exchanged Christmas cards for several years.
    Hannah Peart, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
Definition of exchange
Verb
  • In the years since the data sharing program was launched, Remington has been split into two companies and sold.
    Corey G. Johnson, ProPublica, 15 Nov. 2024
  • The company continues to focus on its primary business activities, which include producing and distributing tea leaves, importing animal proteins, and selling synthetic fuel products.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
Definition of sell
Verb
  • The two have traded off leads in the last few days.
    Alexcia Negrete, Orange County Register, 12 Nov. 2024
  • After getting bounced from the 2023 playoffs, Milwaukee traded Jrue Holiday, Grayson Allen a future first-round pick and two future swaps for Lillard.
    Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
Definition of trade
Verb
  • The floors are parquet, steel beams hold the garments which are merchandised on wood and leather hangers, and the display tables, which are made from wood with a mirriored section of metal, are reminiscent of old trunks.
    Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 9 Oct. 2024
  • The stealth goldmine of the franchise remains merchandising.
    James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of merchandise
Verb
  • The divergence of expectations comes as Hollywood has struggled to market and make a profit on movie musicals in recent years.
    Sarah Whitten, NBC News, 9 Nov. 2024
  • The average 60-month new car loan rate being marketed now is 7.51%, according to Bankrate.com data.
    Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of market
Verb
  • The old town medina is a UNESCO World Heritage site, and crowds jostle to examine products laid out in the streets and hear the sound of bartering in more languages than can be named.
    Elle Benson Easton, Travel + Leisure, 2 Nov. 2024
  • But states such as India and Egypt rejected the legitimacy of the UN embargo, and Beijing was able to barter (often on disadvantageous terms) with countries such as Indonesia and Sri Lanka in order to avoid isolation.
    Timothy Nunan, Foreign Affairs, 10 Oct. 2017
Definition of barter
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traffic (in)

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“Traffic (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traffic%20%28in%29. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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