as in pirating
the act or pursuit of robbing ships at sea
many countries have harsh penalties for piracy now
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Both the single-player and multiplayer modes allowed players to pilot ships and explore 48 star systems while engaging in trading, piracy, and other activities (a favorite of ours was bounty-hunting).
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Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 4 Aug. 2025
However, the company has long been hostile to any piracy, including of old Nintendo games.
—PC Magazine, 11 July 2025
Such a ruling would significantly undercut one of the primary avenues utilized by the entertainment and media industries to curb piracy.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2025
Commentary and opinions An AI firm won a lawsuit for copyright infringement — but may face a huge bill for piracy, writes columnist Michael Hiltzik.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
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Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 4 Aug. 2025
However, the company has long been hostile to any piracy, including of old Nintendo games.
—PC Magazine, 11 July 2025
Such a ruling would significantly undercut one of the primary avenues utilized by the entertainment and media industries to curb piracy.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2025
Commentary and opinions An AI firm won a lawsuit for copyright infringement — but may face a huge bill for piracy, writes columnist Michael Hiltzik.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for piracy
robbery
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One of Al Pacino’s finest performances of the 1970s — which, with the Godfather films and Serpico, is an absurd hot hand — is as the enigmatic, wild-eyed Sonny, a man who performs a desperate bank robbery with his partner (the late John Cazale, by turns heartbreakingly clueless and dopily funny).—
Christina Newland,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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Told from the point of view of Ruffalo's lawman and the everyman (Tom Pelphry) who is surprisingly leading the robberies, the drama is seriously dark but also thoughtful and addictive.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Piracy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piracy. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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