BOOTLEGGING Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

bootlegging

verb

present participle of bootleg

as in smuggling

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Guerrero also attended additional meetings at Vientemilla’s office where participants discussed obtaining firearms and ammunition and smuggling ballistic vests from CTU into Haiti for the Colombians, prosecutors said.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026
With the goal of smuggling themselves to Turkey, the women are eventually found out for keeping a secret or two from the conspirators abetting their plan.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of smuggling

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The Pacific Palisades store is sectioned out more into zones than the previous one; the company sat down with the buyers and visual merchandizing teams to be more strategic in allotment, whether carving out space for denim or The Row.

— Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026
The merchandising giant Fanatics launched a 21+ prediction platform last year.

— Marshall Cohen, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of merchandising

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Some commentators have said the move will encourage people to return to transacting in cash.

— Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
An agent who has paid for exclusive rights to a ZIP code has a direct financial interest in the homeowners in that territory transacting.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of transacting

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Yet one or more of the P5 could inject new names at the last minute, once again leaving the decision to behind-the-scenes bargaining among a few powerful states.

— Ian Johnstone, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2026
The California Gig Workers Union hopes to begin bargaining by the end of the year, CalMatters reported.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of bargaining

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There's a Delfy Kids Club and, in the holiday season, complimentary activities including windsurfing, kayaking, tennis, and sports clinics during high summer that offer instruction from the master for a range of distractions from chess to fencing.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026
Certainly navigation components, some debris from the airport, and then certainly fencing everywhere.

— Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of fencing

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