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dealing

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verb

present participle of deal

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Recent Examples of dealing
Noun
Or you might be caught off guard in your dealings with a group or an organization. Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 30 May 2025 Petty theft and black-market dealings are on the rise, and tensions simmer in overcrowded shelters. Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor, 28 May 2025 But Waltz also advocated for further diplomatically isolating President Vladimir Putin — a position that was out of step with Trump, who has viewed the Russian leader, at moments, with admiration for his cunning in dealings with Trump’s predecessors. Matthew Lee, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2025 Harper, June 10 Image King of Ashes by S.A. Cosby The best-selling Southern crime novelist returns with a gripping story about a finance manager who, while visiting his injured father in Virginia, becomes slowly ensnared in his brother’s dangerous dealings with a vicious drug syndicate. Laura Thompson, New York Times, 22 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for dealing
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dealing
Noun
  • Pros Affordable rates Coverage can be extended mid-trip Covers 200+ adventure activities like scuba diving and bungee jumping Cons Lower trip cancellation limits than other companies CFAR add-on must be bought within seven days of booking Only issues policies to travelers 69 and younger.
    Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 1 June 2025
  • The agency supported hundreds of thousands of jobs in 2024 and contributed nearly $100 billion in economic activity across the US, Jameson said.
    Katherine Dillinger, CNN Money, 31 May 2025
Verb
  • Two Connecticut men have been found guilty of trafficking fentanyl after selling to undercover officers, officials said.
    Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 21 Dec. 2024
  • The investigation also revealed that members of the drug trafficking organization possessed and used firearms in connection with their drug trafficking activity, authorities said.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 20 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The two players have been negotiating deals with Cincinnati to keep them with the organization for years to come.
    Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Looking for flexibility with terms can be just as valuable as negotiating a lower purchase price.
    James Nelson, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • These tactics are designed to lead the victim straight onto a negotiation footing where the attacker has the upper hand.
    Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
  • Comcast has been issuing a monthly $8.85 credit to partially offset that fee during the ongoing negotiations with CHSN.
    Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2025
Noun
  • Such a gradual approach to the moon does not, however, guarantee landing success.
    Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 4 June 2025
  • That knowledge might be the very thing driving your success.
    Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
Verb
  • For some bargaining units, like the California Association of State Attorneys and Administrative Law Judges, the change came less than a month after the union started bargaining a new contract with the state.
    William Melhado, Sacramento Bee, 5 Mar. 2025
  • As Philadelphia systematically destroyed Kansas City on Sunday, Eagles fans were no doubt too … ebullient to pay much attention to the ads, while Chiefs supporters no doubt spent the commercial breaks bargaining with God or dousing themselves with Arthur Bryant‘s Barbecue Sauce for luck.
    Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Illinois would be the first state to require a distinction on consumer retail transactions between goods, taxes and tips, creating the need for what opponents say would be a complicated and expensive software change.
    Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2025
  • League Standings and Player Stats MLP Schedule along with Rosters for Premier and Challenger teams Transaction Recap No transactions were announced, but there is a major personnel issue covered in the News section.
    Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
Noun
  • And the people who make the money are usually involved in the enterprise.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 3 June 2025
  • Trump also commuted Larry Hoover’s federal life sentence for operating a criminal enterprise last week.
    Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 3 June 2025

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“Dealing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dealing. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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