BLACK-MARKETED Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

black-marketed

verb

past tense of black-market

as in smuggled

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Simonian is believed to have smuggled Egyptian relics to institutions that include the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the Louvre Abu Dhabi for a collective sum of $64 million.

— News Desk, Artforum, 26 Aug. 2026
In the melee the Koh-i-Noor was smuggled to the Persian general Ahmad Khan Abdali by a devoted harem member.

— Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of smuggled

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The star, which has been fenced off, is being repaired by the Hollywood Historic Trust because of cracks from wear and tear, Martinez said.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
The organization highlighted careful monitoring, carried out with the farmers whose land the birds nested on, which allowed the nests to be fenced off from ground predators like foxes.

— Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026

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Aggregated across 115 million American adults, the team puts the total consumer surplus at roughly $172 billion a year — value received and never transacted, comfortably more than the AI industry collected in American revenue over the same period.

— Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
For decades, billions of dollars in advertising have been transacted on Nielsen ratings that tabulate how many people saw a TV program or commercial, and, also on how many people of a certain age or gender did as well.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 9 May 2026

Definition of transacted

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The boy’s biological mother still had not gotten childcare assistance, but Cox had negotiated a deal with a childcare provider to offer a massive discount.

— Moriah Balingit, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Keiko Funato negotiated the deal on behalf of Alpha Violet, with Magnou Arnábal representing Montelona.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of negotiated

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Dark finishes were swapped with pastel tones, blue accents and golden colors, and mirrors were added to play off the natural light.

— Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026
The draft picks are from 2029 to 2033, partly because the Clippers already traded their 2028 first and swapped their 2027 pick.

— John Hollinger, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of swapped

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Like other major sports leagues, the WNBA’s eligibility rule is collectively bargained and thus protected by the non-statutory labor exemption.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 12 Aug. 2026
The luxury tax was collectively bargained with a tax utilized to constrain owners from overspending the annual threshold.

— Barry M. Bloom, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of bargained

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