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as in arranged
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 managed
to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently
she's good at negotiating personality conflicts between coworkers
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as in engineered
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 dealt
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 achieved
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 negotiated
The deal was negotiated between Peter Goldwyn, President at Samuel Goldwyn Films, and Susan Wendt, Managing Director at TrustNordisk.
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Zac Ntim, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2025
Peter Goldwyn, president at Samuel Goldwyn Films negotiated the deal for The Last Viking with Susan Wendt, managing director at TrustNordisk, which is handling world sales for the film.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2025
Some hate can’t be negotiated out.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Women negotiated nursing at work and maternity leave.
—Kornel Chang
september 19, Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
Valuations of unlisted firms tend to vary widely as secondary share sales are negotiated privately, but ByteDance's secondary share deals over the past three months have consistently valued the company between $315 billion and $320 billion, the person said.
—Evelyn Cheng,anniek Bao, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2025
Pascua Yaqui Vice Chairman Peter Yucupicio, who was chairman when the original project was negotiated, said the project reflected the blessing of water and life.
—Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Rich Paul, Klutch’s CEO and founder, recently negotiated a five-year extension for Taylor with NBC, spanning across multiple sports and national broadcasts.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
Also in the package, which was negotiated behind closed doors during the final days of the 9-month legislative session, were deals to replenish the state wildfire fund and create a regional electric grid for western states to trade excess energy.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Zac Ntim, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2025
Peter Goldwyn, president at Samuel Goldwyn Films negotiated the deal for The Last Viking with Susan Wendt, managing director at TrustNordisk, which is handling world sales for the film.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2025
Some hate can’t be negotiated out.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Women negotiated nursing at work and maternity leave.
—Kornel Chang
september 19, Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
Valuations of unlisted firms tend to vary widely as secondary share sales are negotiated privately, but ByteDance's secondary share deals over the past three months have consistently valued the company between $315 billion and $320 billion, the person said.
—Evelyn Cheng,anniek Bao, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2025
Pascua Yaqui Vice Chairman Peter Yucupicio, who was chairman when the original project was negotiated, said the project reflected the blessing of water and life.
—Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Rich Paul, Klutch’s CEO and founder, recently negotiated a five-year extension for Taylor with NBC, spanning across multiple sports and national broadcasts.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
Also in the package, which was negotiated behind closed doors during the final days of the 9-month legislative session, were deals to replenish the state wildfire fund and create a regional electric grid for western states to trade excess energy.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for negotiated
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Celebratory bottles of wine can be arranged by the hotel's downstairs sister bar, Bar Covell, and bespoke bouquets are requestable via Gilly Flowers, Silver Lake’s chicest florist.—
Emily Wilson,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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Guests settled into low chairs and deep couches arranged near towering, high‑end speakers, the kind designed to make every note feel physical.—
Gina Pace,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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That Mariners team still managed an 8-5 record against Houston.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2025
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The Justice Department has spent months investigating, and there’s been no indication that prosecutors have managed to uncover any degree of incriminating evidence necessary to secure an indictment.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
21 Sep. 2025
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It was engineered by Cena Loffredo, Robert Rodriguez, and James Willetts.—
Sarah Gonzalez,
NPR,
20 Sep. 2025
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Activo has opted for a balanced and natural tuning with the Volcano, which has been specially engineered to minimize phase differences for a more natural and fatigue-free listening experience.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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The Miami Heat were dealt some unfortunate injury news as the team's best scorer, Tyler Herro, suffered a left ankle injury and is expected to miss the next eight weeks.—
Noah Camras,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Sep. 2025
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The official line from the department was that there is no evidence that the deputy – or any other – dealt drugs in the jail, according to a department press release at the time.—
Christopher Damien,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
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Pursuing them required Fortunato to remind contractors and suppliers of his goals to make sure they're achieved.—
Jeff Brady,
NPR,
20 Sep. 2025
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Viewers will be treated to 4K Pro-UHD visuals at up to 150 diagonal inches, where 3,840 x 2,160-pixel resolution is achieved via pixel-shifting.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
20 Sep. 2025
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The dinner concluded with a panel discussion facilitated by Crozier with Boyz II Men members.—
Carin Schoppmeyer,
Arkansas Online,
21 Sep. 2025
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The panel concluded with discussion of North American distribution, where changing import policies have made sales representatives increasingly cautious.—
Jenny S. Li,
Variety,
21 Sep. 2025
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Mercado, who has handled domestic violence calls, said that police should contact the victim as quickly as possible because time is of the essence in these incidents.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
20 Sep. 2025
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Roji Films and Toei present the feature, with world sales handled by EST N8 and Toei.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
20 Sep. 2025
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But as Newsom and his allies plotted how to respond to the Lone Star State, two Bay Area counties had already planned to hold off-cycle elections in November.—
Grace Hase,
Mercury News,
15 Sep. 2025
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Another restructure is being plotted, with a meeting scheduled next week to discuss plans.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Negotiated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/negotiated. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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