trafficked (in)

past tense of traffic (in)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for trafficked (in)
Verb
  • The nine books in the series have sold 3 million copies and been published in 205 countries.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Published by Puffin, the nine books of the Lottie Brooks series have been translated into more than 30 languages and have sold more than 3 million copies worldwide.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The gas can always be liquefied and exported around the world to an energy-needy globe.
    — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Inevitably, our club culture has begun to be exported, and Soho House has been remarkably successful in launching outposts around the globe, while Robin Birley has completely reenergized New York’s Upper East Side with the opening of Maxime’s.
    — Mark Cecil, Robb Report, 10 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • No payment is requested or exchanged at any point during the selection, evaluation or ranking process; inclusion is based solely on the methodology.
    — Kelli Grant, CFP®,Riley de León, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Fresh off the heels of Thom Browne’s New York Fashion Week presentation, where models and dancers embodied bugs and butterflies, the designer exchanged emails with Tyler Matthew Oyer about his creative process.
    — Tyler Matthew Oyer, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Hill, who was picked by the Chiefs in the fifth round pick of the 2016 NFL Draft, had 6,630 receiving yards and 56 touchdowns in Kansas City over six seasons before he was traded to the Dolphins.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 2026
  • For Cham’s latest launch, designer Christy Cham traded the usual fashion dinner for something a lot more revealing.
    — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Some companies have marketed TMR keyboards as Hall-effect boards.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The gap between demos and reality As Balzano explained, humanoid robots are regularly marketed as flexible, general-purpose workers.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026
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“Trafficked (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trafficked%20%28in%29. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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