BLACK-MARKETED Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

black-marketed

verb

past tense of black-market

as in smuggled

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In any case, Park smuggled a few zukes over the border—don’t tell Interpol—and gave one to Lily Collins, her Emily costar.

— Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 25 Sep. 2026
The relief was then smuggled out of Syria and ultimately into Dubai, before Palmyra was destroyed by ISIS between 2015 and 2017.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of smuggled

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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

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Know More The Pentagon has negotiated equity or some equivalent, like warrants, in at least 10 companies since Cerberus cofounder Steve Feinberg was confirmed as deputy defense secretary last year.

— Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Individual tribes negotiated with the United States with little success.

— Sandra Slater, The Conversation, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of negotiated

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The scan should be ordered and interpreted by a physician who knows your health history, not purchased as a standalone consumer product.

— Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Sep. 2026
Matthews purchased the vast estate, Barton Court, in 2022 for approximately 15 million pounds.

— Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of purchased

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The real winners after electrification were not the ones that just swapped steam engines for electric motors.

— Sumeet Salwan, Forbes.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Even with Miami’s three two-way contract slots currently filled with guard Tre Donaldson, center Vlad Goldin and forward Keshad Johnson, two-way deals are allowed to be swapped out at any time.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of swapped

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The Jefferson County Education Association bargained the provisions after Evergreen became the district's third school shooting, following Columbine High School in 1999 and Deer Creek Middle School in 2010.

— Anna Alejo, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026
There is money tied to this format through playoff broadcasts, and any change would have to be collectively bargained between the league and MLBPA.

— Zack Meisel, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of bargained

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