horse-traded

verb

past tense of horse-trade
as in dealt
to talk over or dispute the terms of a purchase I horse-traded with the painter: I did his tax returns, and he did my kitchen

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  1. dealt
  2. negotiated
  3. bargained
Verb
  • Douglas said that Cameron was addicted to cocaine and heroin, dealt methamphetamine and carried a Glock for protection.
    — Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026
  • But in a similar move to the substantial losses that Iran had been dealt by the US and Israel earlier in the war, the Houthis chose asymmetric targets.
    — Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of dealt
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  • StudioCanal Stories negotiated the rights to the book series.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026
  • After some back-and-forth, the Disney streamer took it off the market with a straight-to-series order, which is still being negotiated.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of negotiated
Verb
  • Salary caps in the NFL, NBA and NHL, along with the luxury-tax system in MLB, are lawful because they’ve been collectively bargained.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The Jefferson County Education Association bargained the provisions after Evergreen became the district's third school shooting, following Columbine High School in 1999 and Deer Creek Middle School in 2010.
    — Anna Alejo, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of bargained
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“Horse-traded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horse-traded. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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