traffic
noun
the movement of vehicles, ships, persons, etc., in an area, along a street, through an air lane, over a water route, etc..
traffics
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present tense formof traffic (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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There is no evidence Venezuela produces or traffics fentanyl, experts say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025
He’s a young Tokyo laundry plant worker who in his downtime traffics in resold goods at exorbitant markups, with little care for their authenticity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2025
Although Netflix's action thriller “Black Doves” is set in London, it traffics in its version of this debate when two assassins and a civilian discuss their favorite Christmas movies to pass the time.
From Salon ● Dec. 7, 2024
Like any tech company that traffics in attention, it has every reason to keep users inside the walled garden as long as possible and little incentive to see them graduate.
From Slate ● Jul. 25, 2023
"They are all hard-striving persons of studious or commercial habits," replied Ming-shu, "and have doubtless become immersed in their various traffics."
From Kai Lung's Golden Hours by Ernest Bramah
