Thesaurus results for GRAY MARKET

gray market

noun

as in black market

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Recent Examples of gray market While marketing software through Telegram isn’t inherently nefarious, researchers say that Haotian’s customer base has increasingly skewed toward scammers who already seek out information about an array of gray market services on the messaging app. —

Matt Burgess, Wired News, 18 Dec. 2025 The federal change responded to a gray market created by the 2018 Farm Bill, which legalized intoxicating hemp with few limits. —

Jessie Balmert, Cincinnati Enquirer, 10 Dec. 2025 To this end, Cucinelli urged the independent players to tap into the online commerce without betraying their identity of exclusivity and desirability, subtly reprimanding those who embraced the gray market outright. —

Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025 This loophole fueled a $28 billion gray market, which states are now slowly dismantling—though some have already moved to regulate the industry. —

Dario Sabaghi, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gray market

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Owner’s past Whatever the reason for not following up on the tip, the failure to travel to Esparto to inspect Devastating Pyrotechnics operations allowed an extensive black market operation to continue without scrutiny.

— Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 9 Mar. 2026
Residents who relied on kratom for chronic pain and opioid withdrawal now struggle to access the substance, turning to online orders and black markets.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2026