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 reality that her likeness had been basically pirated settled in.
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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
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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In October, the DEA Los Angeles Field Division found 628,000 pills containing carfentanil, while in September, officials seized more than 50,000 counterfeit M30 pills from a person at a gas station in Washington state that turned out to be a mixture of carfentanil and acetaminophen.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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The West Metro Drug Task Force has arrested a man and seized a large quantity of drugs following a months-long investigation dating back to November.—
Jessica Alvarado Gamez,
Denver Post,
17 Apr. 2026
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That same year, his Brazilian and Spanish passports were confiscated due to the unpaid fines and taxes, per ESPN.—
Nasha Smith,
PEOPLE,
18 Apr. 2026
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Officers also confiscated a knife that is believed to have been used in the altercation.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2026
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Jackson Merrill followed with a single and stole second before Bogaerts hit a two-run single to center.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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One laborer stole a parking placard and made a copy of it in order to park in a secure lot, the OIG found.—
Talia Soglin,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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The rocket will launch from a 532-foot (162-meter) long, 131-foot (40-meter) wide barge, the Dong Fang Hang Tian Gang, which has been specially converted for the purpose.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Apr. 2026
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Orbán, replacing Hungary’s liberal constitutional system with a centralized executive model, converted Fidesz’s moral vision into the organizing principle of the state.—
Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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The administration has refused to spend money Congress has appropriated, like for foreign aid, and has spent money that Congress has not appropriated, like to pay DHS employees despite a shutdown.—
Sam Gringlas,
NPR,
13 Apr. 2026
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The symbols were easily appropriated for marketing by roadside vendors but weren’t indicative of the separate and distinct Native American cultures in the area.—
Susan Montoya Bryan,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Pirated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pirated. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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