black-markets

present tense third-person singular of black-market

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for black-markets
Verb
  • Bessent insists the rescue isn’t a bailout because under the currency swap agreement Argentina exchanges pesos for dollars.
    John Cassidy, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Miami field goal After each team exchanges punts, Miami’s Carter Davis kicks a 41-yard field goal to get UM back within four of Louisville.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Yankee Candle Home Sweet Home Large Jar Candle Right around the first week of November every year, my mom swaps her light, clean scents for Yankee Candle's Home Sweet Home, which is one of her favorites.
    Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Walmart has three other 1-click holiday meal baskets including a Balanced Thanksgiving higher-protein meal that swaps some items from the standard meal deal, a Gluten-free Thanksgiving meal, and a Prime Rib meal basket.
    Mike Snider, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which bargains on behalf of the studios, congratulated Mulroney on her election.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Oscar nominee and Lord of the Rings alum Astin will have quite the task ahead of them at the top of next year as SAG-AFTRA returns to the negotiating table with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which collectively bargains on behalf of the major Hollywood studios.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • According to a company fact sheet, big US brand Ralph Lauren purchases from 17 facilities across Guatemala, some of which are owned by Korean companies.
    Ladan Anoushfar, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Prices up, purchases down Profits in the luxury industry nearly tripled from 2019 to 2024, according to McKinsey & Company's The State of Luxury report published in January.
    Monica Pitrelli,Zamrooth Nisha, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
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“Black-markets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/black-markets. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.

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