trafficked (in)

past tense of traffic (in)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for trafficked (in)
Verb
  • Sutton is among a group of both private and nonprofit developers who have constructed and sold homes on land bank lots across the county.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2025
  • After Annabel’s and the other Birley clubs – including Harry’s Bar, Mark’s Club, and George – were sold, Lady Annabel’s son Robin took up the family mantle, and opened a string of private eating clubs and bakeries on both sides of the Atlantic.
    Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • That was slightly lower than the 224,000 units exported in August.
    Jim Edwards, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025
  • If the product in question is exported, a substantial part of payments may be diffused into the global economy.
    Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Eventually, though, Indigenous trade networks carried the shells thousands of miles, from the Pacific Ocean to the Great Plains, and were exchanged with tribes such as the Lakota and Ojibwe, where the shells began being used as a form of adornment, and even currency.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Randrianirina said his soldiers had decided to stand with protesters and had exchanged gunfire with security forces who were attempting to quell weekend protests, and one of his soldiers was killed.
    NPR, NPR, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Yet for African economies to fully benefit from this demand, global buyers and local producers alike must have confidence in how those resources are sourced and traded.
    Anu Adedoyin Adasolum, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Our thesis, which aligns with many other analysts’ views, is that the sum of DuPont’s two parts is worth more than the stock traded as a whole.
    Jeff Marks, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Toys, even ones marketed as tools for the imagination, are never value neutral.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Trivium is a 378-acre business park developed by Hickory and Catawba County, and marketed by the Catawba County EDC.
    Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2025
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“Trafficked (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trafficked%20%28in%29. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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