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
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.
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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
Justin Nelson, an attorney for the authors, told Alsup that about 465,000 books are on the list of works pirated by Anthropic.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
Covering 500,000 works that Anthropic pirated for AI training, if a court approves the settlement, each author will receive $3,000 per work that Anthropic stole.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 5 Sep. 2025
The judge's order asserts that Anthropic pirated more than 7 million copies of books.
—Chloe Veltman, NPR, 5 Sep. 2025
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
Justin Nelson, an attorney for the authors, told Alsup that about 465,000 books are on the list of works pirated by Anthropic.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
Covering 500,000 works that Anthropic pirated for AI training, if a court approves the settlement, each author will receive $3,000 per work that Anthropic stole.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 5 Sep. 2025
The judge's order asserts that Anthropic pirated more than 7 million copies of books.
—Chloe Veltman, NPR, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pirated
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Officers seized two firearms and one vehicle connected to the disturbance.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
22 May 2026
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In order to recover as much money from the scheme as possible, prosecutors have determined that these assets must be seized as quickly as possible.—
Annie Martin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 May 2026
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Others were placed under house arrest, harassed or subject to extensive surveillance, or had their passports confiscated, according to prior NPR reporting and the findings of the United Nations and rights groups.—
Emily Feng,
NPR,
17 May 2026
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Her family’s money was confiscated; her favorite uncle, Otto, was murdered by the Nazis; shrapnel lodged in Hepburn’s neck, giving it its beguiling tilt.—
Hadley Hall Meares,
Vanity Fair,
15 May 2026
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Cal Raleigh stole 14 as a big-bodied catcher.—
Chad Jennings,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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Duran led off with a walk and stole his 10th base of the season to put himself in easy scoring position for Contreras’ one-out RBI single.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
20 May 2026
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In the rear of the cineplex structure— opened in 2000 and also operated under such brands as Crown and Bow Tie — space would be converted to self-storage.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
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The push comes at a moment when Indonesia’s film industry is generating outstanding local box office but hasn’t yet converted that momentum into consistent international breakthrough.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
16 May 2026
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Congress appropriated $365 million for fiscal 2026.—
Zennon Kapron,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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At issue is $700 million, already appropriated by Congress, to build a spacecraft, launch it to Mars, and once there to serve as a vehicle to relay communications between the red planet and Earth.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
18 May 2026
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“Pirated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pirated. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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