BLACK MARKETEERING Synonyms: 39 Similar Words

black marketeering

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Definition of black marketeering

as in smuggling

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Noun

Other deportees had convictions or arrests involving violent assault, domestic violence, drugs, burglary and theft, weapons offense alien smuggling and other crimes.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026
Prosecutors in Taiwan have indicted an Nvidia manager, along with eight others, for violating export controls and smuggling cutting-edge AI chips to China.

— Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of smuggling

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Clouded leopards are native to South and Southeast Asia and classified as vulnerable due to severe habitat loss and poaching.

— Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
Boiling or poaching are considered the healthiest ways to cook eggs, while roasting or grilling is best for chicken.

— Lindsay Curtis, HEALTH, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of poaching

Noun

Upon arrival, the constant chime of notifications stops, replaced by the sounds of Gulf waves, the rustling of marsh grasses, and the calls of shorebirds.

— Gabi De la Rosa, Southern Living, 19 May 2026
From the anti-Trump side, meanwhile, the American people hear a nervous rustling of vague doubts.

— David Frum, The Atlantic, 3 Jan. 2026

Definition of rustling

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The increase, however, still doesn’t match the scale of Somalia’s piracy crisis at its peak.

— Joshua Hong, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
The International Maritime Bureau recorded 38 piracy and armed robbery incidents worldwide during the first half of 2026, including five hijackings.

— Omar Faruk, Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of piracy

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Over the last four months, Burke has been arrested four times for crimes ranging from petit larceny to burglary to assault.

— Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 9 May 2026
Roman Amatitla, 38, is facing multiple charges, including murder, arson, assault and petit larceny, police said.

— Katie Houlis, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026

Definition of petit larceny

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Cabinet members reserve almost a fifth of the government’s vaccine stockpile for themselves, and the public reacts with mass looting and violent civil unrest.

— Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 25 July 2026
Efforts to prevent looting had been made even before the formation of the MFAA.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 July 2026

Definition of looting

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