BOOTLEGGING Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

bootlegging

verb

present participle of bootleg

as in smuggling

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Probation officers and staff members have been charged with smuggling drugs into the facility in the last year.

— James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
Several recent cases linked to smuggling Nvidia’s AI chips into China to circumvent export controls show the appetite for its technology.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 June 2026

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The president has also profited from merchandising deals and high-dollar political and official events at his properties, significantly increasing his net worth since returning to power.

— Bill Barrow, Fortune, 17 July 2026
For Spisak, the reports weren’t replacing merchandising judgment.

— Angela Chan-Danisi, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

Definition of merchandising

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Institutions that learn to act on that data, delivering the right guidance and offer at the right moment while making transacting easy, will win wallet share.

— JB Orecchia, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
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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The restaurant’s cliff divers, magicians, puppeteers and roving performers have been bargaining with management for more than a year, after officially voting to unionize in November 2024.

— Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 9 July 2026
The ruling also reflected Sotomayor’s reasoning that owners and players were still bargaining in good faith and that salary policies were mandatory subjects of bargaining.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 July 2026

Definition of bargaining

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The administration’s 79-page proposal for the 8-acre park calls for fencing it all the way around with gates at the north and south entrances to control public access.

— Darlene Superville, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026
Between the beds, tunnels of bent cattle fencing provide room for the crops to climb.

— Stephen Orr, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 July 2026

Definition of fencing

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