Thesaurus results for GRAY MARKET

gray market

noun

as in black market

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Recent Examples of gray market And the gray market fad worries him. —

Asaf Elia-Shalev, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2026 But the group argues the public would be safer if peptides were handled by regulated compounding pharmacies instead of the gray market. —

Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 3 Apr. 2026 Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway is seeking to prevent American Shaman, the Kansas City company at the forefront of a sprawling gray market, from selling an opioid that’s available at gas stations and smoke shops across the country. —

Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026 And not everyone in the gray market welcomes the attention or the scrutiny that follows. —

Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gray market

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The California State Assembly passed a new bill that lawmakers hope can rein in a black market in restaurant reservations.

— Kassia Bonesteel, CBS News, 28 May 2026
Bolivia's chronically depreciating currency surged on the black market as stock markets swooned over his plan to shrink the budget deficit.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 May 2026