black-markets

Definition of black-marketsnext
present tense third-person singular of black-market

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • Dorian Gray, the Victorian era’s proto-Clavicular, literally exchanges his soul for eternal youth and beauty—a move that the looksmaxxing community would seem to endorse wholeheartedly.
    Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 19 Jan. 2026
  • The group exchanges little looks.
    Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Produced by Mabel Cheung, Good Trip is the story of a young woman who smuggles her terminally ill father out of a hospital to address his unfulfilled wishes.
    Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Angela, grieving for her family and friends gone in the war, smuggles goods along the front lines to make a living.
    Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 10 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Boston’s second-most common lineup since Tatum’s return, which swaps Pritchard in for Hauser alongside the other four starters, has outscored opponents by 56 points over 48 minutes.
    Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
  • While strawberry shortcakes are usually made with biscuits, this recipe swaps them for tender little cakes baked in muffin tins.
    Victoria Spencer, Martha Stewart, 3 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The union usually bargains in the same year as performers’ union SAG-AFTRA and directors’ union the Directors Guild of America.
    Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 6 Apr. 2026
  • One potential—though untested—workaround would be for conferences, which are private entities, to serve as a joint employer that bargains with a players’ union.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The city purchases its trees directly from a local nursery.
    Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Tiger Aesthetics purchases abdominal fat cells from organ donations at tissue banks.
    Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 7 Apr. 2026
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“Black-markets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/black-markets. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.

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