TRAFFICKED Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

trafficked

verb

past tense of traffic

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 The government has been required by law for decades to protect migrant children who are in the country illegally without guardians, over fears they could be exploited, abused or trafficked. — Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, NPR, 5 Aug. 2026 In recent years, West Africa has emerged as a key transit route for cocaine trafficked from South America to Europe, with smugglers taking advantage of porous borders and weak enforcement in parts of the region. — ABC News, 30 July 2026 Unfortunately, a prologue has already alerted us to the fact that a wild animal being trafficked has escaped its cage and vehicle, fleeing into the same woods Irina’s chauffeur now drives through. — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 30 July 2026 Davis has spent 28 years working with women and girls who have been trafficked and exploited in North Texas. — Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 30 July 2026 In recent years, Indonesia has stepped up its efforts to recover cultural artifacts that were collected, stolen and trafficked during its colonial-era. — News Desk, Artforum, 24 July 2026 Since his debut album Pony was released in 2019, Peck has always trafficked in a perfect alchemy of mystery and intimacy. — Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2026 Slavery was a fact of life for ancient Greeks; anyone could be captured and trafficked. — Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 16 July 2026 Amy Bradley Is Missing serves up compelling evidence that she may have instead been trafficked off the boat. — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 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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The high court dealt Trump both of the losses during the term that ended in June, striking down his executive order to end birthright citizenship and blocking his attempt to fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook.

— Isaac Arnsdorf, Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2026
Another judge dealt the backers of the measure a second loss by tentatively finding that their description of the measure, submitted for the official state voter’s guide, was misleading.

— Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of dealt

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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

Definition of sold

Verb

In major Canadian cities, anywhere from 78% to as much as 90% of crime guns recovered came from or were smuggled in from the United States, the ATF says.

— Mark Morales, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
Dangerous tides Contraband fuel To avoid taxes and high import fees, gasoline and diesel fuel legally purchased in the United States is being smuggled into Mexico.

— Shi Bradley, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026