bootlegged

past tense of bootleg

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bootlegged
Verb
  • At various points, young girls are smuggled in containers and even in animal carcasses.
    Anupama Chopra, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Jan. 2025
  • They are smuggled to Bangladesh and India by ethnic rebels who are both fighting the junta and in business with it.
    Hannah Beech, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The motion also requests that the federal government provide the manufacture date and original funding source for each of the wall materials sold to GovPlanet.
    Ayden Runnels, Austin American-Statesman, 28 Dec. 2024
  • The remaining 40% was sold in June to government and military surplus company GovPlanet, which moved the materials to Arizona in December and listed them for auction on its website – some of it with starting bids of $5.
    Ayden Runnels, Austin American-Statesman, 28 Dec. 2024
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“Bootlegged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bootlegged. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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