as in badgered
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as in negotiated
to talk over or dispute the terms of a purchase
had to haggle to get his friend to sell his guitar for 20 bucks
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Verb
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County leaders negotiated and signed a new elections agreement in October.—
Sasha Hupka,
The Arizona Republic,
23 Dec. 2024 -
This would require new language and agreements from multiple unions, to be negotiated with producers, executives and buyers.—
Diane Farr,
The Hollywood Reporter,
23 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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As great swaths of Los Angeles are destroyed from multiple wildfires and harsh winds, the 45th and soon to be 47th POTUS made his tried and true tactic of taking to social media to find someone to blame — in this case, Trump’s old West Coast nemesis California Gov. Gavin Newsom.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
8 Jan. 2025
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In this holiday romance, Maggie and Archer both discover there is merit in preserving the tried and true while making room for new ideas and methods to bring people together and help make dreams come true.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
18 Oct. 2024
Verb
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The Cubs also dealt another third baseman, Cam Smith, to the Houston Astros in that deal to acquire slugging outfielder Kyle Tucker.—
Chuck Murr,
Forbes,
21 Dec. 2024
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Two days before the 1960 season opener, Lane dealt the cornerstone of his club’s lineup to the Detroit Tigers for Harvey Kuenn in a swap of the reigning home run champion for the reigning batting title winner.—
Zack Meisel,
The Athletic,
11 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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But beyond those elite few prospects, why would coaches play or pay freshmen instead of the veterans, the tested and proven Division I players, now available in what amounts to forever free agency?—
CJ Moore,
The Athletic,
25 July 2024
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There is no reliable and tested method that can say that a certain volcano will erupt on a certain day or at a certain time.—
Erik Klemetti,
Discover Magazine,
29 Feb. 2024
Adjective
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When the club is losing, Miller can become frustrated, charged up and on edge.—
Shayna Goldman,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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Air traveler invades passenger's personal space to snap photos of clouds throughout flight A woman became frustrated on a recent flight to Germany when the passenger seated next to her continuously stretched his arm out to take photos near the window.—
Ashley J. DiMella Fox News,
Fox News,
20 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Berlin writes about harried and divorced single women, many of them in working-class jobs, with uncanny grace.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
8 July 2024
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The 2021 growing season was cooler than average with maturation and ripening less harried than usual.—
Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen,
Robb Report,
12 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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As already mentioned, the leagues were very annoyed with Leicester’s successful exploitation of the jurisdiction loophole last time.—
Rob Tanner,
The Athletic,
8 Jan. 2025
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Ross, in the passenger seat, appears annoyed before the officer says anything, and spends the whole scene glaring at Consuelos.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
7 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Kennedy’s long history of vaccine skepticism has troubled Republicans and Democrats, though the roughly two dozen Republicans who met with Kennedy in December seemed less bothered.—
Nathaniel Weixel,
The Hill,
8 Jan. 2025
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Young people, who make the majority of South Africa’s 60 million population, appeared less bothered to participate in that election.—
Farai Mutsaka,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2024
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“Haggled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haggled. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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