as in to sell
to move (people or goods) from one country to another secretly and illegally
They were arrested for smuggling drugs across the border.
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Recent Examples of smuggle
Some attempted direct rescue operations, hoping to smuggle even a few Jews out of ghettos or across borders.
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Todd L. Pittinsky, Sun Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2025
Agents found mangrove leaves inside the boat, mangrove branch scratches on its right side, green plant matter transfer on its Bimini top and fresh gelcoat damage to the starboard bottom of the boat, which led authorities to suspect it had been involved in smuggling humans.
—Silas Morgan, Orlando Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2025
The American Lung Association report calls on the Food and Drug Administration to finalize rules for a tracking system that would identify counterfeit or smuggled tobacco products.
—Aria Bendix, NBC News, 29 Jan. 2025
Inside, we were greeted by a half dozen armed men and two Indian families, taking the last step of being smuggled into the US.
—Matt Rivers, ABC News, 29 Jan. 2025
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Todd L. Pittinsky, Sun Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2025
Agents found mangrove leaves inside the boat, mangrove branch scratches on its right side, green plant matter transfer on its Bimini top and fresh gelcoat damage to the starboard bottom of the boat, which led authorities to suspect it had been involved in smuggling humans.
—Silas Morgan, Orlando Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2025
The American Lung Association report calls on the Food and Drug Administration to finalize rules for a tracking system that would identify counterfeit or smuggled tobacco products.
—Aria Bendix, NBC News, 29 Jan. 2025
Inside, we were greeted by a half dozen armed men and two Indian families, taking the last step of being smuggled into the US.
—Matt Rivers, ABC News, 29 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for smuggle
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The company has for years sold a subscription called Reddit Gold that includes an ad-free scrolling experience for users among its offerings.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
17 Feb. 2025
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They're sold in boxes of four and can be found in the breakfast freezer section of the store and are just $5.49 per box.—
Jenna Sims,
Southern Living,
16 Feb. 2025
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The food bank will help distribute 270,000 eggs to support families affected by the wildfires; another 54,000 eggs will go to Gather For Good, which works with restaurant owners, chefs, farmers and others in the service industry to prepare meals for first responders and others across the LA area.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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Student loans could be administered by Treasury Even if the Education Department no longer existed, another government agency would likely administer the task of distributing student financial aid funds, experts say.—
Annie Nova,Jessica Dickler,
CNBC,
13 Feb. 2025
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Pilot offers free drink with the purchase of any two slices of pizza On Sunday, customers can buy two slices of pizza and get a free medium Coke at participating Pilot and Flying J travel centers, the company told USA TODAY.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA TODAY,
10 Feb. 2025
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There were 30 million metric tons of food sitting at a port in Houston all week because there weren't U.S. workers to unload the food aid, food American taxpayers had already bought, food that Secretary Rubio said should be delivered, but wasn't.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2025
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The legislation was akin to the World War II Lend-Lease Act, in which equipment is supplied at no cost and is to be used until returned or destroyed.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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The program supplied roughly $2.7 million to about 270 organizations in fiscal year 2025.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
10 Feb. 2025
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