BLACK MARKETEERING Synonyms: 39 Similar Words

black marketeering

noun

Definition of black marketeering

as in smuggling

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Noun

The Spanish and Moroccan governments have blamed a viral social-media misinformation campaign by smuggling gangs.

— Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
As already mentioned, Brazil pioneered the use of drones for smuggling between prisons, but more recently, groups have also turned to using them as tools to drop explosives and monitor police movements.

— Sol Amaya, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of smuggling

Noun

Clouded leopards are native to South and Southeast Asia and classified as vulnerable due to severe habitat loss and poaching.

— Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
Boiling or poaching are considered the healthiest ways to cook eggs, while roasting or grilling is best for chicken.

— Lindsay Curtis, HEALTH, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of poaching

Noun

After a few silent minutes at the now-still Locomotive Springs, there is a rustling.

— Melanie Stetson Freeman, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Sep. 2026
Upon arrival, the constant chime of notifications stops, replaced by the sounds of Gulf waves, the rustling of marsh grasses, and the calls of shorebirds.

— Gabi De la Rosa, Southern Living, 19 May 2026

Definition of rustling

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The department had initially intercepted and inspected the shipment at the port based on a tip received by its counterfeit and piracy enforcement team, the department said in the release.

— Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
The increase, however, still doesn’t match the scale of Somalia’s piracy crisis at its peak.

— Joshua Hong, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of piracy

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Over the last four months, Burke has been arrested four times for crimes ranging from petit larceny to burglary to assault.

— Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 9 May 2026
Roman Amatitla, 38, is facing multiple charges, including murder, arson, assault and petit larceny, police said.

— Katie Houlis, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026

Definition of petit larceny

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Much of it can be subsistence looting, with people selling antiquities because their livelihoods have been disrupted by war.

— Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Cabinet members reserve almost a fifth of the government’s vaccine stockpile for themselves, and the public reacts with mass looting and violent civil unrest.

— Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 25 July 2026

Definition of looting

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