as in traded
to carry on the business of buying and selling goods or other property
arrested him for trafficking in drugs
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Recent Examples of trafficked
There is no suggestion that Mandelson, who is gay, was involved with any of the women trafficked by Epstein.
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Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2025
Gebhardt is named as a defendant in a suit brought by four former Olivet students who say Jang and his disciples trafficked them to the United States with the lure of full scholarships and then forced them to work for little or no pay, with some having their passports withheld.
—Alex J. Rouhandeh, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Independent sources are vital to expose victimization within Cambodian scam compounds — these are essentially undeclared prison cities where many workers have been trafficked for the purpose of carrying out fraud.
—Christine Ro, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Authorities said the suspects had trafficked fentanyl and methamphetamine from Lawrence, Massachusetts.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Etienne’s aesthetic has always trafficked in the conventions of dance-pop, but their songs are hopeful and wide-eyed, avoiding any hints of hedonistic decadence.
—Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
In some cases, they were trafficked to other powerful men.
—Julie K. Brown Miami Herald, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2025
In some cases, they were trafficked to other powerful men.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
According to the plea agreement, Manning and his co-conspirators trafficked at least 22 firearms to people who were known felons or sold guns that had been converted into unregistered machine guns.
—Kansas City Star, 22 Aug. 2025
Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2025
Gebhardt is named as a defendant in a suit brought by four former Olivet students who say Jang and his disciples trafficked them to the United States with the lure of full scholarships and then forced them to work for little or no pay, with some having their passports withheld.
—Alex J. Rouhandeh, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Independent sources are vital to expose victimization within Cambodian scam compounds — these are essentially undeclared prison cities where many workers have been trafficked for the purpose of carrying out fraud.
—Christine Ro, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Authorities said the suspects had trafficked fentanyl and methamphetamine from Lawrence, Massachusetts.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Etienne’s aesthetic has always trafficked in the conventions of dance-pop, but their songs are hopeful and wide-eyed, avoiding any hints of hedonistic decadence.
—Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
In some cases, they were trafficked to other powerful men.
—Julie K. Brown Miami Herald, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2025
In some cases, they were trafficked to other powerful men.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
According to the plea agreement, Manning and his co-conspirators trafficked at least 22 firearms to people who were known felons or sold guns that had been converted into unregistered machine guns.
—Kansas City Star, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trafficked
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The Bengals also worked out former Cleveland Browns signal-caller Dorian Thompson-Robinson, who was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles this offseason but was among the team's cuts in August.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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The stock traded at well above $200 in 2021 but now languishes at about $84.—
John Dorfman,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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His absence only exacerbated the loss of 10 regulars that were dealt for prospects at the trade deadline.—
John Shipley,
Twin Cities,
12 Sep. 2025
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South Africa Takes Control Early Nigeria were dealt an early blow when full-back Ola Aina limped off just seven minutes into the contest, forcing head coach Éric Chelle into an unplanned change.—
Sindiswa Mabunda,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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One of her responsibilities was managing the relationship with book distributors and working closely with the sales and distribution team that sold books to bookstores.—
Elaine Pofeldt,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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That’s the largest recent jackpot in the state since June, when an unnamed winner scored a $10 million win from a scratcher bought in Barley Bin Liquor in Whittier, and Steven Muhlestein won a $10 million Super Bonus in May from a scratcher sold at Vintage Wine Shoppe & Liquor in Concord.—
Kyle Martin,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
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The horns, smuggled from Angola, were seized, and the Vietnamese national involved was arrested.—
Real-Time News team,
Miami Herald,
12 Sep. 2025
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Instead of freely taking up legal work in Thailand, Sara was smuggled at gunpoint into a scammers’ compound in Myanmar.—
Christine Ro,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Trafficked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trafficked. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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