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Recent Examples of bootlegger
His death reportedly was the result of a dispute with a bootlegger.
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Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
From embracing bootleggers to pulling its catalog from Spotify, Mackenzie explains how the band has tried to protect its creative core while the industry transforms around it.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2026
Set along the Mississippi coast in the 1920s, the story traces the unlikely friendship between a bootlegger’s wife and a young woman fleeing violence.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 1 Feb. 2026
And follow along on NASCAR’s journey, from its bootlegger beginnings to its billion-dollar rise to the top of the sports world.
—Bill Bootz, Charlotte Observer, 23 Dec. 2025
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Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
From embracing bootleggers to pulling its catalog from Spotify, Mackenzie explains how the band has tried to protect its creative core while the industry transforms around it.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2026
Set along the Mississippi coast in the 1920s, the story traces the unlikely friendship between a bootlegger’s wife and a young woman fleeing violence.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 1 Feb. 2026
And follow along on NASCAR’s journey, from its bootlegger beginnings to its billion-dollar rise to the top of the sports world.
—Bill Bootz, Charlotte Observer, 23 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bootlegger
smuggler
Noun
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Chow Yun-fat stars as a steely, toothpick-chewing detective who seeks vengeance after gun smugglers kill his partner.—
Eric Farwell,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 June 2026
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These smugglers charge thousands of euros a person and often force their passengers into prostitution or other forms of black market labor by withholding their documents to pay off the debt.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 June 2026
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“Bootlegger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bootlegger. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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