Thesaurus results for HORSE TRADES

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verb

present tense third-person singular of horse-trade

as in deals

to talk over or dispute the terms of a purchase I horse-traded with the painter: I did his tax returns, and he did my kitchen

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noun

plural of horse trade

as in negotiations

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The 76ers are not doing any sponsor deals less than three years after signing LeBron.

— Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 9 Oct. 2026
Amazon Prime Day is here (and running through Wednesday), meaning a boatload of Prime Day furniture deals on almost every type of seating and storage just dropped.

— Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of deals

Noun

Qatar supplied the money with Israel’s approval, even as Israeli officials publicly criticized Doha for financing Hamas, according to sources familiar with the negotiations.

— Eric Cortellessa, Time, 18 Oct. 2026
The European Composer and Songwriter Alliance helps fill that gap, uniting national associations to lobby policymakers and guide young composers through contracts and negotiations.

— Ben Croll, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of negotiations

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By the time a large organization evaluates one, runs it through security, negotiates access and puts it into production, another model is already getting the headlines.

— Doug Shannon, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Still, the complete omission of the TV (or film) studios is surprising, as is the lack of mention of Paramount’s pay cable network Showtime, which, like the basic cable nets, negotiates carriage agreements.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of negotiates

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Rooms There is a kind of fierce vitality at play in The Warbler’s accommodations.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Oct. 2026
World-class accommodations and dining, wellness facilities, and an array of indulgent activities and events are transforming harbors into truly lavish havens.

— Chrissie McClatchie, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of accommodations

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The union usually bargains in the same year as performers’ union SAG-AFTRA and directors’ union the Directors Guild of America.

— Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 6 Apr. 2026
One potential—though untested—workaround would be for conferences, which are private entities, to serve as a joint employer that bargains with a players’ union.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 Mar. 2026

Definition of bargains

Noun

Meeting its director can reveal the uncertainty, the practical difficulties, and the necessary compromises.

— Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026
But what begins as a bold and daring attempt to broach progressive issues in a notoriously conservative society ultimately loses its nerve, acquiescing to a number of eyebrow-raising narrative compromises.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026

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