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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 smuggled
Anupama Chopra, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Jan. 2025
They are smuggled to Bangladesh and India by ethnic rebels who are both fighting the junta and in business with it.
—Hannah Beech, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
Anti-junta forces now control the entire China-Kachin boundary, through which rare earths, timber, jade and other treasures are smuggled.
—Hannah Beech, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
Bad policy is often smuggled into law in must-pass omnibus packages.
—David Williams, National Review, 26 Dec. 2024
When exactly the statue’s head and torso were separated isn’t known, but experts now think that both pieces were smuggled out of the country in the 1960s.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Dec. 2024
Over the past year, these criminal groups allegedly smuggled a tonne of gold while recruiting couriers on commercial flights.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
In 2022, the Museum for Rescued Art opened in Rome to display artifacts that were stolen from across Italy and smuggled into the United States.
—Ella Feldman, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
In 2022, the Saudi ambassador in Beirut reported that the authorities in the kingdom had confiscated 700 million tablets smuggled from Lebanon since 2014.
—Tim Lister, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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At various points, young girls are smuggled in containers and even in animal carcasses.
—Anupama Chopra, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Jan. 2025
They are smuggled to Bangladesh and India by ethnic rebels who are both fighting the junta and in business with it.
—Hannah Beech, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
Anti-junta forces now control the entire China-Kachin boundary, through which rare earths, timber, jade and other treasures are smuggled.
—Hannah Beech, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
Bad policy is often smuggled into law in must-pass omnibus packages.
—David Williams, National Review, 26 Dec. 2024
When exactly the statue’s head and torso were separated isn’t known, but experts now think that both pieces were smuggled out of the country in the 1960s.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Dec. 2024
Over the past year, these criminal groups allegedly smuggled a tonne of gold while recruiting couriers on commercial flights.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
In 2022, the Museum for Rescued Art opened in Rome to display artifacts that were stolen from across Italy and smuggled into the United States.
—Ella Feldman, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
In 2022, the Saudi ambassador in Beirut reported that the authorities in the kingdom had confiscated 700 million tablets smuggled from Lebanon since 2014.
—Tim Lister, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for smuggled
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The motion also requests that the federal government provide the manufacture date and original funding source for each of the wall materials sold to GovPlanet.—
Ayden Runnels,
Austin American-Statesman,
28 Dec. 2024
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The remaining 40% was sold in June to government and military surplus company GovPlanet, which moved the materials to Arizona in December and listed them for auction on its website – some of it with starting bids of $5.—
Ayden Runnels,
Austin American-Statesman,
28 Dec. 2024
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Thus far, experts believe that labor costs haven’t spurred inflation, but with the unemployment rate already near historical lows and U.S. birth rates down, plans for mass deportations of unauthorized foreign workers, combined with higher tariffs, would likely add to overall inflationary pressures.—
Don Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2025
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What States Allow Militias? All 50 states prohibit private, unauthorized militias from engaging in activities reserved for the state militia.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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The 215-minute film, distributed by A24, has been a critical success since its debut at Venice.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
6 Jan. 2025
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He was told no one would go see it, and it would never get distributed.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
TIME,
6 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Prescription drugs sold online or by unlicensed dealers marketed as OxyContin, Vicodin and Xanax are often laced with fentanyl.—
Moises Velasquez-Manoff Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Zak Mouton,
New York Times,
16 Feb. 2025
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However, months later, many unlicensed pharmacies purporting to sell pharmaceutical drugs to unwitting customers are still thriving despite the efforts by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to stop them.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
15 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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An unapproved household microwave was in use for retail purposes.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacramento Bee,
14 Feb. 2025
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Unwilling to accept this reality, Woodroof seeks out alternative medicine and later begins selling unapproved drugs to combat the disease in the United States.—
Lori A Bashian Fox News,
Fox News,
4 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Sam Sabin Feb 5, 2025 - Technology Lawmakers demand answers on DOGE's database access Democratic lawmakers are raising alarms about the security implications of Elon Musk's DOGE team's potentially unsanctioned access to sensitive government databases.—
Sam Sabin,
Axios,
7 Feb. 2025
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Then there are unsanctioned acts of protests by players and fans.—
Christina L. Myers,
The Conversation,
6 Feb. 2025
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