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as in to arrange
to bring about through discussion and compromise
wanted to negotiate a higher salary before she accepted the job offer
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as in to manage
to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently
she's good at negotiating personality conflicts between coworkers
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as in to manipulate
to plan out usually with subtle skill or care
the prisoners negotiated their escape by using Morse code to tap messages to each other through the walls
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as in to deal
to talk over or dispute the terms of a purchase
told them I'd take $8,000 for the car and wasn't in the mood to negotiate
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as in to execute
to carry through (as a process) to completion
scores of experiments later, the chemists managed to negotiate the development of a more durable polymer
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Recent Examples of negotiate
Still, there’s a fine line between negotiating smartly and offending a seller.
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Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Apr. 2025
Witkoff has taken the lead in negotiating a peace settlement in the Ukraine-Russia war.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2025
Once an election is held and if a majority of the bargaining unit votes in favor, the group of workers will officially join ESC Local 20 and begin negotiating their first contract with Edison.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
If Freeman wants Notre Dame’s next GM to have more roster control, that may mean negotiating contracts and handling NIL payments.
—Pete Sampson, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
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Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Apr. 2025
Witkoff has taken the lead in negotiating a peace settlement in the Ukraine-Russia war.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2025
Once an election is held and if a majority of the bargaining unit votes in favor, the group of workers will officially join ESC Local 20 and begin negotiating their first contract with Edison.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
If Freeman wants Notre Dame’s next GM to have more roster control, that may mean negotiating contracts and handling NIL payments.
—Pete Sampson, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for negotiate
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Lithos arranges for the dust to be collected at the rock quarries and transported to local farms.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
22 Apr. 2025
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An unnamed benefactor had arranged for the expenses to be covered.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Apr. 2025
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The two brands managed just 917,598 sales in 2024, versus 1,343,959 in 2019, according to S&P Global Mobility.—
Mark Phelan,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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Schedule appointments, manage memberships, and even create and sell online courses directly from the platform.—
StackCommerce Team (Sponsored),
PC Magazine,
24 Apr. 2025
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It could be manipulated by the therapist or simply placed in the correct position by the individual.—
Matt Parrott,
Arkansas Online,
20 Apr. 2025
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This is not a new accusation and in the past Fauci and the paper authors disagreed with the accusations that the paper was manipulated or had any specific goal.—
Youri Benadjaoud,
ABC News,
18 Apr. 2025
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The conquest of Taiwan would also deal a huge blow to Chinese soft power.—
RANA MITTER,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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Edwin is the complete opposite of any of that and really not dealing very well with the wilderness aspect of everything well.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
21 Apr. 2025
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The torturous clobbering comes after Joel saves Abby from infected hordes and is coldly executed in front of his surrogate daughter, Ellie (Bella Ramsey).—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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Overall, Scotto is optimistic about WMB executing on its backlog of growth projects and bolstering its balance sheet.—
TipRanks.com Staff,
CNBC,
20 Apr. 2025
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This Wedding Banquet concludes with a scene of Angela, Lee, Min, and Chris jointly raising two children, the kid Angela had after a drunken fling with Chris and the one Lee had through the IVF that Min funded.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
23 Apr. 2025
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The events will conclude with the beginning of the Novemdiales, a symbolic and procedural period of nine days of prayer, mourning and remembrance.—
Gabriele Regalbuto,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Charades will handle international sales, while UTA Independent Film Group will rep U.S. rights.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
24 Apr. 2025
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If the highest and broadest tariffs are avoided, U.S. farmers will likely be able to handle the impacts with only modest discomfort.—
Adam A. Millsap,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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These fabrics are engineered for thermal regulation, flexibility, and lightweight strength—perfect for transitional and colder months.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
18 Apr. 2025
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Engineers have spent more than a century attempting to engineer automatic transmissions that are smoother, faster, more efficient, and more convenient than a manual transmission.—
Michael Harley,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Negotiate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/negotiate. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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