exported

verb

past tense of export
as in sold
to send a product to be sold in another country countries that export oil to the U.S.

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Recent Examples of exported Nearly $30 billion of undeclared artisanal gold is exported from Africa to Dubai each year, according to charity Swissaid. — semafor.com, 4 Aug. 2026 The surplus gets exported, often at prices low enough to undercut the industrial economy in other countries. — Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026 Last month, Venezuela exported 28 million barrels of crude — up almost 69% from the same month last year, according to Vortexa. — Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026 Today, Ali Lamu employs artisans who transform old dhow sails into bags, artworks and home décor that’s exported around the world. — Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026 Compensation for surplus electricity exported to the grid is then applied to energy bills at rates based on the wholesale value of the electricity. — Velvet Wu july 27, Sacbee.com, 27 July 2026 Founded in 1872 and named after English engineer James Humberstone, the settlement once employed thousands of workers who extracted saltpeter from the surrounding desert for use in fertilizer and explosives, which were then exported worldwide. — Kieron Marchese, Architectural Digest, 27 July 2026 About 80% of Kazakhstan's crude is exported through that pipeline, Croft said. — Spencer Kimball,chloe Taylor,lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 23 July 2026 Ever since, Nippon Professional Baseball has routinely exported some of the most talented and popular baseball players in the world. — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 15 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exported
  1. sold
  2. distributed
  3. traded
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  • The Dania Beach headquarters campus that once served as the nerve center of now-defunct Spirit Airlines has been sold to a Boston hedge fund that served as the stalking horse bidder in a bankruptcy court auction.
    — David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Those tickets were sold at a 7-Eleven in Dedham and at Cumberland Farms stores in Attleboro and Granby.
    — Mike Toole, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
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  • Rising adoption of rooftop and distributed solar systems in South Africa is reducing national grid demand, squeezing utilities’ revenues and prompting interest in diversification.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Produced by Roth’s independent label The Horror Section, Ice Cream Man is being distributed by Iconic Releasing and playing at 1,700 domestic locations.
    — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
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  • Phoenix guard Kelsey Plum did not play against the team that traded her a little over a week ago.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Colston Loveland and Luther Burden III are both just 22 years old, and should be able to step into larger roles within the offense with DJ Moore traded to Buffalo.
    — John Cassillo, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of traded

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