bootlegged

past tense of bootleg

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bootlegged
Verb
  • His 2023 Sangiovese comes from old vines whose cuttings were smuggled from Isole e Olena and Fontodi in Chianti in the mid-1980s, own-rooted, never replicated.
    Michelle Williams, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • Livestock was also smuggled across borders without proper health checks, according to a 2022 report from the think tank InSight Crime.
    Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 22 June 2026
Verb
  • Since the band was formed, the group has sold over 100 million records worldwide.
    Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
  • The airlines took the money and sold day passes to anyone with $50.
    Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 2 July 2026
Verb
  • News of the fatal incident was first reported in the French newspaper Le Dauphine Libere, which said emergency services attended to de la Rosa near the railroad tracks on Avenue Aristide Briande on Wednesday evening, in an area that was fenced off and closed to the public.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 26 June 2026
  • Beyond the numbers, the new iteration will no longer be confined to its workcell fenced off from warehouse workers, unlike previous Digit models.
    Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 25 June 2026
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“Bootlegged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bootlegged. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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