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Recent Examples of illegally
In 2023, three passengers on a Greyhound bus were killed when their driver crashed into multiple semis illegally parked on the exit ramp of an Illinois rest area.
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Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026
According to prosecutors, the boy had been cited in December 2024 for illegally riding the e-motorcycle, and the following month Eyssallenne brought both his sons to an e-bike safety presentation hosted by Yorba Linda police services, prosecutors said.
—Cierra Morgan
march 4, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2026
The Department of Justice’s 2024 lawsuit alleges that Live Nation has illegally dominated the live concert industry by monopolizing ticketing, concert booking, venues and promotions.
—Marissa Martinez, NBC news, 4 Mar. 2026
Franeek Cobb, 24, and Derrick Long, 29, each face federal charges for illegally possessing a firearm or ammunition as an individual convicted of a felony.
—CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
Douglas Humberto Urias-Orellana, along with his wife and child, entered the United States illegally in 2021 and applied for asylum after being placed in removal proceedings.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 4 Mar. 2026
Three other vehicles with human drivers then appeared to illegally pass the stopped bus.
—Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 3 Mar. 2026
American farmers got hooked on cheap labor and, after the program ended in 1964, continued to recruit Mexican workers, who now had to cross the border illegally.
—Caitlin Dickerson, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2026
Fourth, Politico then shifted to the latest ploy that officials across the current administration are scrambling to devise any legal strategy available to keep money the Supreme Court has explicitly said was illegally collected.
—Mark Pirie, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026
According to prosecutors, the boy had been cited in December 2024 for illegally riding the e-motorcycle, and the following month Eyssallenne brought both his sons to an e-bike safety presentation hosted by Yorba Linda police services, prosecutors said.
—Cierra Morgan
march 4, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2026
The Department of Justice’s 2024 lawsuit alleges that Live Nation has illegally dominated the live concert industry by monopolizing ticketing, concert booking, venues and promotions.
—Marissa Martinez, NBC news, 4 Mar. 2026
Franeek Cobb, 24, and Derrick Long, 29, each face federal charges for illegally possessing a firearm or ammunition as an individual convicted of a felony.
—CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
Douglas Humberto Urias-Orellana, along with his wife and child, entered the United States illegally in 2021 and applied for asylum after being placed in removal proceedings.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 4 Mar. 2026
Three other vehicles with human drivers then appeared to illegally pass the stopped bus.
—Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 3 Mar. 2026
American farmers got hooked on cheap labor and, after the program ended in 1964, continued to recruit Mexican workers, who now had to cross the border illegally.
—Caitlin Dickerson, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2026
Fourth, Politico then shifted to the latest ploy that officials across the current administration are scrambling to devise any legal strategy available to keep money the Supreme Court has explicitly said was illegally collected.
—Mark Pirie, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for illegally
unethically
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Bree has just gotten out of her confusing affair with the unethically ethically nonmonogamous professor.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
14 Jan. 2026
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Although autonomous intelligent systems (AIS) can offer significant benefits, they also can be used unethically.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
10 Dec. 2025
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“Illegally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/illegally. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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