as in pirating
the act or pursuit of robbing ships at sea
many countries have harsh penalties for piracy now
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Recent Examples of piracy
The Coast Guard hadn’t been able to find any instances of piracy in the area where Dad was.
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Emilee Coblentz, Outside, 11 Feb. 2026
But the judge’s equivocating ruling in that piracy case created a loophole, according to Anthropic’s lawyers.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 6 Feb. 2026
Stavridis is a Florida native who speaks three languages and, during a 37-year Navy career, oversaw operations in Afghanistan, Libya, Syria, the Balkans and counter piracy off the coast of Africa, according to an Augustana University news release.
—Chris Mueller, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 4 Feb. 2026
Spotify, in an attempt to combat music piracy, was founded in 2006 by Swedish duo Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 30 Jan. 2026
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Emilee Coblentz, Outside, 11 Feb. 2026
But the judge’s equivocating ruling in that piracy case created a loophole, according to Anthropic’s lawyers.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 6 Feb. 2026
Stavridis is a Florida native who speaks three languages and, during a 37-year Navy career, oversaw operations in Afghanistan, Libya, Syria, the Balkans and counter piracy off the coast of Africa, according to an Augustana University news release.
—Chris Mueller, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 4 Feb. 2026
Spotify, in an attempt to combat music piracy, was founded in 2006 by Swedish duo Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for piracy
Noun
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But, the pirating is essentially stopped.—
Isabella Murray,
ABC News,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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In a recording that surfaced weeks earlier, Kirk was seen responding to a report of a robbery and being approached by a woman outside a WinCo Foods supermarket.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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Cops arrested him on robbery, menacing and endangering the welfare of a child charges for the Tuesday hold up.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Piracy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piracy. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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