black-marketing

Definition of black-marketingnext
present participle of black-market

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for black-marketing
Verb
  • The 56-year-old Chinese national, Stanley Yi Zheng, allegedly began conspiring with Americans Matthew Kelly and Tommy Shad English about smuggling the chips to China in May 2023.
    Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
  • The facility was allegedly operated by a Chinese national involved in smuggling counterfeit COVID tests while receiving millions in unexplained payments from China.
    Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The Ann Arbor Public Schools will continue bargaining with all employee groups in good faith.
    Jack Springgate, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Union leaders ended the strike in February by accepting a pay raise plan that Kaiser had offered months earlier, but local units of workers were still bargaining with management for finalized contracts.
    Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Tensions heightened as British settlers began fencing off land and hunting native wildlife, creating food shortages for the Bindjareb.
    Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Over time, the branch has taken steps to help mitigate its impact on nearby neighbors, including installing fencing and adding landscaping and foliage.
    Steve Maugeri, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Under California law, companies that are suspended by state tax officials are legally barred from transacting any business.
    Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Due to changes to federal tax reporting rules that Congress approved in 2021, payment platforms, including Venmo, CashApp, PayPal and any other platforms used for transacting funds, had to issue 1099-K forms to any Americans who received more than US$600 in payments.
    Pamala Wiepking, The Conversation, 23 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • This includes approximately $260 billion for purchasing equipment and $220 billion for research, development, testing, and evaluation.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 3 Apr. 2026
  • One is a ban on institutional investors such as Blackstone from purchasing single-family homes.
    Zach Halaschak, The Washington Examiner, 2 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The company is trying to deploy AI tools on everything from inventory planning to merchandising to product development.
    Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 10 Mar. 2026
  • The rights to his image are managed by CMG Worldwide, which specializes in celebrities merchandising.
    Paul Flahive, Austin American Statesman, 30 Jan. 2026
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“Black-marketing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/black-marketing. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.

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