wheeling
noun
wheel·ing
ˈ(h)wē-liŋ 
1
: the act or process of one that wheels
2
: the condition of a road relative to passage on wheels
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The Dodgers, wheeling and dealing and spending all over the place, aren’t just the most aggressive team in the sport right now.
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Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 19 July 2025
Nor are Democrats the only ones who are suspected of wheeling and dealing on Capitol Hill.
—Kevin R. Kosar, The Washington Examiner, 4 July 2025
The Philadelphia Eagles have always shown a willingness to avoid getting comfortable by wheeling and dealing.
—Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
While the Hornets could benefit from having him around again, his economical contract that expires next summer may be used in a deal to assist in the matching of salaries during offseason wheeling and dealing.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 4 June 2025
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Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 19 July 2025
Nor are Democrats the only ones who are suspected of wheeling and dealing on Capitol Hill.
—Kevin R. Kosar, The Washington Examiner, 4 July 2025
The Philadelphia Eagles have always shown a willingness to avoid getting comfortable by wheeling and dealing.
—Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
While the Hornets could benefit from having him around again, his economical contract that expires next summer may be used in a deal to assist in the matching of salaries during offseason wheeling and dealing.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 4 June 2025
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“Wheeling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wheeling. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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Wheeling
geographical name
Whee·ling
ˈ(h)wē-liŋ
1
village in northeastern Illinois north-northeast of Chicago population 37,648
2
city on the Ohio River in northern West Virginia population 28,486
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