pirated

verb

past tense of pirate
as in seized
to take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right using pirated software that was subject to copyright

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Recent Examples of pirated That provision would allow quicker blocking of websites that air pirated content live or within 24 hours of its release. — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2026 We’ve been sent multiple examples of the movie being pirated online. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2026 And maybe one of the first films to go to streaming, get pirated first and then go to theaters? — Marlow Stern, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026 Any livestream could be pirated. — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 25 June 2026 The version of the film that was ultimately pirated across the internet was a high quality file, potentially indicating a breach of systems maintained by those that worked on the movie. — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2026 The reality that her likeness had been basically pirated settled in. — Ella Chakarian, Rolling Stone, 24 Mar. 2026 Anthropic, it was revealed, pirated millions of digital books to train its Claude chatbot and scanned and shredded millions of more physical ones. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 19 Mar. 2026 So, the Board of Supervisors, through the County Executive Officer, has pirated the Treasurer’s office and is now plundering it. — John Moorlach, Oc Register, 2 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pirated
  1. seized
  2. confiscated
  3. stole
  4. converted
  5. appropriated
Verb
  • The latest conflict between the Saudis and the Houthis began last month after the rebels seized key areas along the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a critical waterway for oil shipments.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Another Renoir, a Cézanne and a Matisse were taken from the Magnani Rocca Foundation near Parma, Italy, in March (and also later recovered), while four Renaissance paintings by Antonello da Messina were seized from a Sicilian museum in August.
    — Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of seized
Verb
  • Walker says another goal is getting confiscated turtles back to the wild, but as Kung notes, smugglers commingle different turtles, spreading diseases that must be kept out of wild populations.
    — Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Those numbers include 759 false identification cards confiscated, 378 alcohol-possession-by-a-minor violations and 98 fake-ID citations during the calendar-year reporting period, according to Oxford Police.
    — Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of confiscated
Verb
  • Deputies said that the men stole roughly $3,330 worth of diesel as fuel prices reached all-time highs.
    — Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Her boyfriend Tom Arnold becomes a writer/producer and complains that someone there stole his love letters and sold out his steamy relationship with Roseanne to the National Enquirer.
    — Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of stole
Verb
  • Monaco was guaranteed to retain first place with a win, but host Lorient won thanks to a 61st-minute penalty kick converted by Noah Cadiou.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026
  • On the other side, Ole Miss converted nine of its 14 third downs, led by quarterback Trinidad Chambliss’ 255 total yards and four TDs.
    — PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of converted
Verb
  • Some anti-hate groups view the use of the nose emoji as antisemitic, while goy is a term that has been appropriated by those who espouse antisemitic views.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
  • And this year, the Legislature appropriated $29 million to speed up counting much more.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of appropriated

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“Pirated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pirated. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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