Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bootlegging
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Pauli argued that some additional, invisible particle must be smuggling the leftover energy into the world.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
8 Apr. 2026 -
Of those, five pleaded guilty to conspiring to kill Haiti’s president while a sixth pleaded guilty to smuggling ballistic vests into the Caribbean country.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The company is trying to deploy AI tools on everything from inventory planning to merchandising to product development.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
10 Mar. 2026
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The rights to his image are managed by CMG Worldwide, which specializes in celebrities merchandising.—
Paul Flahive,
Austin American Statesman,
30 Jan. 2026
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Under California law, companies that are suspended by state tax officials are legally barred from transacting any business.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Mar. 2026
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Due to changes to federal tax reporting rules that Congress approved in 2021, payment platforms, including Venmo, CashApp, PayPal and any other platforms used for transacting funds, had to issue 1099-K forms to any Americans who received more than US$600 in payments.—
Pamala Wiepking,
The Conversation,
23 Feb. 2026
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The Ann Arbor Public Schools will continue bargaining with all employee groups in good faith.—
Jack Springgate,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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Union leaders ended the strike in February by accepting a pay raise plan that Kaiser had offered months earlier, but local units of workers were still bargaining with management for finalized contracts.—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
18 Mar. 2026
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Cleary said a separate organization pays for fencing if a firehouse requests extra security.—
Shardaa Gray,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Tensions heightened as British settlers began fencing off land and hunting native wildlife, creating food shortages for the Bindjareb.—
Britannica Editors,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Bootlegging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bootlegging. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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