trafficked

VERB

buy and sell; do business

Synonyms

STRONG

bargain barter bootleg contact deal dicker exchange fence handle interact interface market moonshine negotiate network peddle push relate shove swap touch trade truck

WEAK

black-market connect with deal in have dealings have transaction horse trade make a deal reach out touch base work out

Antonyms

STRONG

buy conceal hide hold keep pull

Example Sentences

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Some commuters and bystanders documented encountering the group on public transit and in busy pedestrian areas, with social media posts describing confusion and unease during what was otherwise a heavily trafficked holiday weekend.

From Salon • Jul. 5, 2026

"When you're talking about the number of people who are trafficked, one person is one person too many," she says.

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026

“We were especially impressed with the photo editing tools, which we expect will be heavily trafficked, and which are Apple’s clearest near-term Services monetization opportunity,” Woodring wrote.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Those conducting the scams are sometimes willing con artists, and other times trafficked foreign nationals forced to work.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

His large row house is trafficked by us rushing in and out, depositing papers, carrying file cabinets, computers, lamps, makeshift desks.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee