bootlegged

past tense of bootleg

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bootlegged
Verb
  • That ratio is more impressive given that they were smuggled out of Europe in a suitcase at the dawn of the Second World War, and, given Kafka’s Jewish roots, could very easily have been lost forever.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Liu allegedly smuggled the fungus into the country at Detroit Metro Airport in clear plastic baggies in his backpack in July 2024.
    Christina Hall, Freep.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The unit in the 700 block of Pacu Terrace in Fremont was sold on July 30, 2025 for $1,740,000, or $1,059 per square foot.
    Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 27 Sep. 2025
  • But more than 112,000 tickets were sold when the show was announced in February, pushing it past a record then held by George Strait.
    Brian McCollum, Freep.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Security guards conduct basic metal detector searches at the front, and the rear doors are fenced off in an open-air parking lot.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Part of the structure was demolished in 1989, but its white bell tower continued to mark the skyline even while the rest sat fenced off.
    Jackie Bryant, AFAR Media, 23 Sep. 2025
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“Bootlegged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bootlegged. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.

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