as in to negotiate
to talk over or dispute the terms of a purchase
had to haggle to get his friend to sell his guitar for 20 bucks
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Recent Examples of haggle
Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 9 Apr. 2026
Airports across the country are bracing for another crush of weekend travelers as Congress keeps haggling over how to end the partial government shutdown that has driven mounting TSA staff shortages and the longest security wait times ever.
—Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
Minnelli haggled with doctors for extra pills, was left home alone with her infant sister, and once used garden shears to slice open a screen window when Garland locked herself in a bathroom, threatening to overdose.
—Matt Weinstock, New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2026
The war galvanized them in a way that haggling over wages and hours no longer did.
—George Packer, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2026
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Verb
After weeks of haggling with authorities, Rex Pereira secured three emergency visas to leave the oil tanker where he had been stranded for over a month.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 9 Apr. 2026
Airports across the country are bracing for another crush of weekend travelers as Congress keeps haggling over how to end the partial government shutdown that has driven mounting TSA staff shortages and the longest security wait times ever.
—Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
Minnelli haggled with doctors for extra pills, was left home alone with her infant sister, and once used garden shears to slice open a screen window when Garland locked herself in a bathroom, threatening to overdose.
—Matt Weinstock, New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2026
The war galvanized them in a way that haggling over wages and hours no longer did.
—George Packer, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for haggle
Verb
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There’s a lot of ways to negotiate.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
19 May 2026
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While Pritzker and state lawmakers have been negotiating on legislation to provide the Bears with property tax breaks for a stadium in Arlington Heights, Johnson has continued to push to keep the Bears in Chicago.—
Elyssa Kaufman,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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The company specializes in using advanced artificial intelligence, including specialized agents and Large Language Models, to automate contract authoring, negotiation, and risk management.—
AllBusiness,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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Labor unions representing about half the system’s workers announced the walkout after negotiations with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority ended Friday without a new contract.—
Mirna Alsharif,
NBC news,
16 May 2026
Verb
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Early in the second quarter, the Sun were dealt major blow when Nelson-Ododa went down with an apparent lower right leg injury, briefly leaving rookie Raegan Beers — with three fouls — as the team’s only available center.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
14 May 2026
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The scheme has been so successful, law enforcement has created a joint FBI-National Security Division task force to disrupt the operations and have dealt a series of harsh prison terms to American accomplices who have willingly aided the North Koreans.—
Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
14 May 2026
Noun
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His new films taps into the mood in his native Russia in 2022 with a twist-laden tale of privilege, betrayal, jealously, primordial survival instinct and compromise in a Russian provincial city.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
20 May 2026
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Budget documents state that reducing network software spending could increase vulnerability to cyberattacks and compromise network uptime.—
Nora O'Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
20 May 2026
Verb
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A lot of the provisions specifically mention that the two sides will agree to bargain again later, and Rodriguez says having a procedure for future talks as the use cases evolve is key.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
15 May 2026
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The middle class was built by strong labor standards and the ability of workers to bargain collectively.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 May 2026
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“Haggle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haggle. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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