black-marketed

past tense of black-market

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for black-marketed
Verb
  • The horns were being smuggled illegally into Thailand, officials said, and the man was placed into custody according to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Instead of freely taking up legal work in Thailand, Sara was smuggled at gunpoint into a scammers’ compound in Myanmar.
    Christine Ro, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Sarno’s crew also engaged in smash-and-grab robberies in which hundreds of thousands of dollars in gems were stolen from jewelry stores and then fenced at a Cicero pawnshop operated by the Outlaws motorcycle gang, according to prosecutors.
    Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
  • For now, the area is being fenced off.
    Mia Thurow, jsonline.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • ClubNFT launched as a safety net to protect the digital artifacts transacted via NFTs, backing up more than a million digital artworks and assets owned by the world’s leading collectors.
    Ana María Caballero, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Further, however, signs concerning the sales and use permit also were posted at the location, saying no sales can be transacted there.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The deal was negotiated between Signature Entertainment’s Acquisitions Executive Max Hart and Kinology’s CEO Grégoire Melin.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Participation alone seems to be the end goal, the assemblage of a cacophony of voices without any avenues to interrogate the way power is shared or negotiated in collective spaces.
    Kate Wagner, Curbed, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Kenwood Investments purchased two lots behind the club in 2022 for $325,000, Mecklenburg County property records show.
    Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The 200-acre campus, now called Aspiria, is a contender for a potential Royals ballpark after the team confirmed that an affiliate purchased the mortgage of the campus in the spring, giving the team some financial leverage over the site.
    Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Blue Moon, written by Robert Kaplow (2008's Me and Orson Welles) was inspired by the real letters Larry and Elizabeth exchanged, as a title card in the movie states.
    Nick Romano, EW.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The Scream star bent down to share an embrace with the rock icon and exchanged some words.
    Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In another example, against Real Sociedad in the knockout phase of the same competition in March, Alejandro Garnacho and Diogo Dalot have swapped positions, with winger Garnacho in the right wing-back slot.
    Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
  • That pulled him into online gardening forums, tomato discussion groups, and eventually weekly potluck dinners where enthusiasts traded Appalachian beans and swapped tips on pest control.
    Lila Hempel-Edgers, Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Union leaders bargained with the administration for those who were laid off to receive three months of severance, rather than two weeks of pay per year of service; three months of COBRA insurance coverage; and rehiring priority for any positions becoming vacant over the next two years.
    News Desk, Artforum, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Details about the appeal are confidential per arbitration standards and collectively bargained terms.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Black-marketed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/black-marketed. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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