TRAFFICKING Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

trafficking

verb

present participle of traffic

as in dealing

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 trafficking She had been connected to a major transnational drug trafficking network active along the southern Arizona border throughout the 1980s and 1990s. — Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026 Trump also classified Brazil’s biggest drug-trafficking groups as foreign terrorist organizations shortly after receiving Bolsonaro at the White House — a move Lula’s administration opposed as a pretext for intervention. — Eléonore Hughes, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026 Authorities on Thursday announced the results of an enforcement operation targeting drug and firearms trafficking in California. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026 Commissioners have expressed interest in using some of those funds for Blue Zones restaurant certifications, a human-trafficking reporting reward fund, sister cities funding and Lincoln Road improvements. — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026 He was charged with arms trafficking for having a firearm on board. — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026 The Royal Canadian Mounted Police has since charged them with importation of cocaine and possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act. — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026 Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were expected to plead not guilty in Manhattan federal court to charges added to a drug trafficking indictment brought months earlier against the two. — ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026 Because the measure removes all discretion that judges have to impose a nuanced prison sentence based on the facts of a case, opponents worry the blanket approach will result in punishing victims of trafficking. — Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 3 Oct. 2026

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Verb

Just when Kansas City appeared to be building momentum toward a Sunday night comeback, kicker Harrison Butker missed his second attempt of the night, dealing another blow to the Chiefs’ hopes.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 25 Oct. 2026
Others were dealing divorce, custody issues or other difficult life events.

— Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of dealing

Verb

Playing a real game in Spectrum Center for the first time since trading away LaMelo Ball over the summer, this was Charlotte’s first chance since that controversial deal to show the home fans that the deal was a good one.

— Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2026
Earlier this week, Kardashian started the trend by dressing up as her 13-year-old daughter, trading her typical skintight uniform for her teen’s more tomboyish emo aesthetic.

— Isabella Albaig, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of trading

Verb

When two brothers tried smuggling 635 turtles valued at more than $1 million, one was sentenced to a year in prison and a $15,000 fine, and the other to two concurrent year-and-a-day sentences with a $10,000 fine.

— Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
Then Sean moves away and grows up to become a spy who, after wrapping up a mission involving smuggling a nuclear warhead for reasons unknown, decides to pay an impromptu visit to his tweenage buddies.

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of smuggling

Verb

SpaceX would be awarding nearly half of its future earnings to Tesla’s selling shareholders.

— Jim Edwards, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
Tesla’s letter to investors says its flat revenues were due to lower average selling prices, selling fewer cars, not receiving as much in credits, and also the decline of its energy storage business.

— Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2026