auctioned

verb

Definition of auctionednext
past tense of auction
as in resold

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  1. exchanged
  2. swapped
  3. sold
  4. negotiated
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  • The independent investigators also reported that Welby and Smyth crossed paths at Christian holiday camps run by a British trust from 1975 to 1979 and exchanged Christmas cards for several years.
    Hannah Peart, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
  • The New York Jets exchanged future draft capital with the Las Vegas Raiders for the rights of veteran wide receiver Davante Adams.
    Kambui Bomani, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of exchanged
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  • Desserts and alcohol are now weekend or fortnightly treats and consumed in moderation, or swapped with healthier treats such as fruits dipped in dark chocolate or peanut butter.
    Devinder Bains, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The pair swapped ideas between Los Angeles and Yorkshire, changing the order of things and honing in on specific life events.
    Jake Kring-Schreifels, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of swapped
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  • Over 500 million cubes have been sold since Hungarian inventor Ernő Rubik created it in 1974.
    Chris Lau, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The Van Gogh Museum has identified three works attributed to Van Gogh in private collections that are fake, including a painting of a peasant women that sold through Christie’s for nearly $1 million in 2011 and was even previously authenticated by the Amsterdam institution.
    Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of sold
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  • The union is seeking a $5-an-hour pay increase each of the six years of the contract being negotiated, which would raise top hourly pay 77% over the life of the contract.
    Chris Isidore and Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
  • By that fall, some money started to roll in, as Par-Lay negotiated VanVleet’s four-year, $85 million contract with the Toronto Raptors and Beasley’s four-year, $60 million contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves.
    Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of negotiated
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