Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bootlegged
Verb
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It had supposedly been made in the nineteen-forties, for an Italian countess or an English lady, then scrapped, and afterward either smuggled out of the workroom by a starry-eyed seamstress or, with the atelier head’s approval, given to one of the in-house models.—
Han Ong,
New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2026 -
Priceless Sudanese artifacts were put up for sale on eBay after being smuggled out of the country, according to a report from the French news agency Agence France-Presse.—
Eissa Dafallah,
NBC news,
8 Mar. 2026
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In the 5900 block of Larabee Court, in September 2025, a 2,024-square-foot single-family residence was sold for $2,450,500, a price per square foot of $1,211.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
19 Mar. 2026
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Crusoe sold its bitcoin mining operation to NYDIG, but still uses methane to run data centers.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
18 Mar. 2026
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The parking lot was eventually fenced off after multiple attempts by the city to get CVS and the property owner to better safeguard what was once an anchor property for Snelling-University, two of the city’s busiest commerical corridors.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
18 Mar. 2026
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But satellite photos published by the New York Times and Washington Post show that it was fenced off between 2013 and 2016, watchtowers were removed and public entrances had been created.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Bootlegged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bootlegged. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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