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 The Justice Department⁠ on Wednesday said a federal grand jury indicted two commanders of a powerful Mexican drug cartel, accusing the brothers of trafficking cocaine and methamphetamine into the United States and committing firearms offenses. — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 26 Aug. 2026 Long said Mexican drug-trafficking organizations and other criminal groups continue to move large amounts of marijuana across state lines. — Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026 Also onboard is a new third mate named Angie (Annabelle Wallis), a last-minute substitute with a bouncy ponytail, and my least favorite plot device, a crate of human trafficking victims. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026 Cole and Angie discover, at almost the same time, that one of the containers is filled with unwilling passengers, some of them children, and that the rest of the crew is in on this human-trafficking operation. — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2026 Robinson was originally convicted of one felony count of human trafficking and one felony count of pimping in November 2023 for allegedly trafficking a 22-year-old woman against her will, prosecutors said. — Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026 Chavez and an alleged trafficking partner, Salvador Pelayo of Chula Vista, California, have both been arrested and charged with violating the federal Lacey Act against trafficking. — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026 Edwar Mero Arcentales also allegedly conducted drug-trafficking activities in coordination with Los Choneros. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026 And how police uncovered a large-scale drug-trafficking ring at Penn State. — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 19 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for trafficking

Verb

Even at the top of the roster, hanging on to Trey Hendrickson rather than dealing him in March.

— Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
The impact of yesterday’s sharp drop in South Korean equities transmitted further into US markets overnight, spreading selling sentiment and dealing heavy blows to US semiconductor and memory stocks.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of dealing

Verb

Zhu wants agents trading exactly those, starting with government bonds and money-market funds and moving to real estate and private credit, sold to banks as a service rather than built in-house.

— Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Cam Miller cut The Dolphins moved on from a second backup quarterback, releasing Cam Miller less than 18 hours after trading Quinn Ewers to Jacksonville.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of trading

Verb

Five men pleaded guilty in federal court this month to smuggling millions of dollars worth of cocaine from the Dominican Republic to South Florida hidden in compartments on sport fishing boats.

— David Goodhue August 26, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026
At night, Axira leads a secret operation, smuggling the ruler’s Heartfillers — until one mistake results in her execution date, per the book’s synopsis.

— Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026