black-marketing

Definition of black-marketingnext
present participle of black-market

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for black-marketing
Verb
  • In November, four other men received sentences ranging from 37 days to 30 months for smuggling 21 people to Guam, all of whom were Chinese nationals who the Justice Department said were attempting to avoid airport immigration checks.
    Graham Kates, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
  • The number of Starlink terminals currently in Iran is limited and smuggling more devices into the country would be dangerous and take time, according to Iranian opposition activist and cyber expert Nariman Gharib.
    Somayeh Malekian, ABC News, 19 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The union had been bargaining with Kaiser since last May.
    City News Service, Oc Register, 26 Jan. 2026
  • The union said nurses are committed to bargaining daily to settle the dispute.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • This has led to fencing being put up to stop the cats from entering the highway lanes.
    Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Environmentalists argued that these methods, which include better fencing for farm animals and the use of rubber bullets, bean bags and pyrotechnics to frighten predators away, should be enough.
    Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The infrastructure provider, valued at $1 billion, saw active customers transacting with stablecoins grow 146% while average transaction sizes jumped 157%, signaling that enterprises are moving real money, not running pilots.
    Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
  • All-time highs were realized for both transacting and paid accounts.
    Zev Fima, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Compared to some of the other attempts at purchasing the president’s good will over the past year — like that $400 million jet the Qatari royal family gave him last May — a documentary is dirt cheap.
    Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 30 Jan. 2026
  • The aircraft starts at $190,000 with the option of purchasing a transport trailer for $21,000 and a charger for $1,100.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Gauger has 20 years of experience at Nike, having started as retail and merchandising planner in 2002.
    Vogue Business Team, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Means, still living in Phoenix, started the merchandizing company Hello Merch in 2008.
    Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 6 Oct. 2025
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“Black-marketing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/black-marketing. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.

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