1
as in arranging
to bring about through discussion and compromise
wanted to negotiate a higher salary before she accepted the job offer
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as in managing
to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently
she's good at negotiating personality conflicts between coworkers
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3
as in manipulating
to plan out usually with subtle skill or care
the prisoners negotiated their escape by using Morse code to tap messages to each other through the walls
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as in dealing
to talk over or dispute the terms of a purchase
told them I'd take $8,000 for the car and wasn't in the mood to negotiate
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as in executing
to carry through (as a process) to completion
scores of experiments later, the chemists managed to negotiate the development of a more durable polymer
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Recent Examples of negotiating
Schumer on Saturday persisted in arguing that Republicans should accept a one-year extension of the subsidies before negotiating the future of the tax credits.
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Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2025
Senate Democrat leader Chuck Schumer argues Republicans should accept a one-year extension of the subsidies before negotiating the future of the tax credits.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2025
Gila Gamliel, the Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology and a member of Netanyahu's Likud party, told Army radio that Israel is not negotiating for a deal within a deal.
—NPR, 9 Nov. 2025
Reuters reported in late March that Carvajal has been negotiating a possible surrender to the United States to, like Alcalá, potentially cooperate in any prosecution of the Maduro regime.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
However, while Wagner openly supported Hemedti, the Kremlin has been negotiating with al-Burhan and his forces.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
August and Sanchez-Witzel each served on the negotiating committee in 2023.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
Republicans have not been negotiating.
—ABC News, 2 Nov. 2025
In a statement to Newsweek last week, Tenet Health said it was disappointed that the union decided to strike and maintained that the health system is negotiating in good faith to resolve differences.
—Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for negotiating
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Resist the Temptation to Dig In The hardest part of building a charcuterie board is avoiding the temptation to start snacking as soon as you’re done arranging the board.—
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As a newcomer to composing and arranging for strings, Simon benefitted greatly by working with a group readily available for consultation and collaboration.—
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Her mother accompanied her to appointments, managing logistics and providing emotional support.—
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Tina Olson, a managing attorney with the Juvenile Lifer Unit in the State Appellate Defender Office, says the decision doesn't minimize the crimes committed – or the victims impacted – but instead ensures defendants are given fair punishments.—
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Unlike conventional breaches that hinge on phishing or user error, this exploit, now known as EchoLeak, bypassed human behavior entirely, silently extracting confidential information by manipulating how Copilot interacts with user data.—
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Disney is depicted as manipulating this framework to its benefit and to the detriment of Dish and its customers.—
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The Jets kept Hall after the trade deadline despite dealing Sauce Gardner and Quinnen Williams.—
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With the ball, and with quarterback Jordan Love dealing.—
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Rodarte, while executing a search warrant at an Olivehurst home the morning of March 26, was killed by a single gunshot, which authorities said was fired by Rick David Oliver.—
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Trump previously floated the idea of executing attacks on Mexico.—
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Allina and Doctors Council-SEIU have been bargaining a first contract since February of 2024.—
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That’s true so long as the two sides are bargaining in good faith.—
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Be careful when handling debris that may have blown into your yard.—
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With 40 grind settings and a 300 gram bean hopper, this electric grinder is capable of handling grinding for larger batches.—
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Pine works swiftly to gather information on Roper's deal and even forms an alliance with his boss's girlfriend Jed (Elizabeth Debicki) who is plotting her own escape.—
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But Izzy Johnston is plotting a way for her Warriors to rise above all those squads.—
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“Negotiating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/negotiating. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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