black marketeering

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for black marketeering
Noun
  • This is the wild true story of how Owen Hanson went from backup quarterback to a leader in the drug-smuggling scene.
    Barry Levitt, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
  • His framing instead relied on the dubious proposition that drug smuggling is tantamount to violent aggression.
    Jacob Sullum, Oc Register, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Between poaching and loss of nesting sites in countries like Indonesia, scientists now estimate their numbers in the northeastern Indian Ocean as less than 1,000 females.
    M. Rajshekhar, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Social media, which the authors note can create a climate that rewards trophy poaching, can also play a powerful role in public shaming of poachers.
    Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The dense canopy of trees, the rustling of leaves, and the interplay of light and shadow that evoke mood and emotions.
    Felicity Carter, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • For example, ensuring the security of commercial shipping from piracy is a widespread need that remains largely unaddressed.
    Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Instead, China’s incorporation of Taiwan was part of a process of closing off a frontier area, managing trade with Chinese on the island, and combating piracy.
    David C. Kang, Foreign Affairs, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • His last arrest was in September in Staten Island on a petit larceny charge, cops said.
    Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 16 Aug. 2025
  • Aybar-Berroa also has a criminal history in New York City that includes arrests for second-degree reckless endangerment in May 2023 and fourth-degree felony grand larceny and petit larceny in March and April 2024, officials said.
    Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 25 July 2025
Noun
  • The antifa movement was often blamed by police for the violence and looting that occurred in the aftermath of the murder.
    Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Sewer workers discovered a 2,300-year-old tomb containing ceramic artifacts and showing signs of ancient looting.
    Staff, FOXNews.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Black marketeering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/black%20marketeering. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

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