as in bargaining
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as in negotiating
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 haggling
Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026
No desks stacked with laptops, no hurried haggling over prices in tight booths, no sense that collectors were racing against the clock.
—Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 9 Feb. 2026
And, the silver prices are clearly displayed, with no haggling or hidden fees at checkout, which can feel refreshing in a market that often lacks transparency.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
That move would include a short-term stopgap to keep DHS running, but senators are still haggling over how long the continuing resolution would be.
—Garrett Downs, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2026
The Washington Examiner previously reported that Grassley was haggling with the administration over a date for testimony and that the length of questioning had become a sticking point.
—David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 26 Jan. 2026
In classrooms, this suggests that opportunities for social interaction – for instance, children listening to their classmates’ ideas and haggling over what is true and why – can support brain health and academic learning.
—Niral Shah, The Conversation, 15 Dec. 2025
Khan was left with a handful of family members and loyalists haggling for a weekly prison meeting.
—Mohammed Hanif, Time, 1 Dec. 2025
Picking a jury has been contested Jury selection has been contested almost from the beginning of the case, with prosecutors and defense attorneys haggling over what to ask.
—John Diedrich, jsonline.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Noun
That language was ultimately stripped from the bill in end-of-session haggling.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
His mother, the dancing, cursing, haggling aunt is now an arthritic septuagenarian.
—Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026
No desks stacked with laptops, no hurried haggling over prices in tight booths, no sense that collectors were racing against the clock.
—Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 9 Feb. 2026
And, the silver prices are clearly displayed, with no haggling or hidden fees at checkout, which can feel refreshing in a market that often lacks transparency.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
That move would include a short-term stopgap to keep DHS running, but senators are still haggling over how long the continuing resolution would be.
—Garrett Downs, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2026
The Washington Examiner previously reported that Grassley was haggling with the administration over a date for testimony and that the length of questioning had become a sticking point.
—David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 26 Jan. 2026
In classrooms, this suggests that opportunities for social interaction – for instance, children listening to their classmates’ ideas and haggling over what is true and why – can support brain health and academic learning.
—Niral Shah, The Conversation, 15 Dec. 2025
Khan was left with a handful of family members and loyalists haggling for a weekly prison meeting.
—Mohammed Hanif, Time, 1 Dec. 2025
Picking a jury has been contested Jury selection has been contested almost from the beginning of the case, with prosecutors and defense attorneys haggling over what to ask.
—John Diedrich, jsonline.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for haggling
Noun
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Members of the United Professional Educators union said that moving administrators to classroom positions violated the terms of their bargaining agreement and state labor code.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
7 Feb. 2026
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By Charles Homans and Philip Montgomery With 300,000 employees gone and collective-bargaining rights eliminated, the administration has hobbled organized labor.—
Philip Montgomery Dan Kaufman Hugo Lindgren Lulu Garcia-Navarro Kwame Anthony Appiah Sophie Haigney Daniel Poppick John Hodgman,
New York Times,
7 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Senator says that's 'bottom line' Still, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, said Republicans have been negotiating in good faith.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
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The rest of the negotiating team soon arrived, still fresh from their trip to Abu Dhabi.—
Simon Shuster,
The Atlantic,
12 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Nonetheless, a second round of negotiations will be held on Tuesday in Geneva, according to multiple reports.—
Zach LaChance,
The Washington Examiner,
15 Feb. 2026
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The Danish territory got no mentions in the speech, as negotiations over its fate proceed slowly.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
15 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The Pistons, too, made their own trade deadline move, dealing scoring guard Jaden Ivey to the Chicago Bulls in a three-team trade bringing sharpshooter Kevin Huerter to Detroit.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
7 Feb. 2026
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Once the Antetokounmpo deal never materialized, the possibility of dealing away Rozier’s salary also vanished.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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As of now, no, according to a June 2025 study of transaction data from researchers at the University of Texas at Austin, University of California, San Diego and Northwestern University.—
Francesca Pica,
jsonline.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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The legislation essentially says that a healthcare company cannot own both sides of a transaction.—
Caitlin Huey-Burns,
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Haggling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haggling. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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