pirating 1 of 2

as in piracy
the act or pursuit of robbing ships at sea officially sanctioned pirating used to be common among warring nations

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pirating

2 of 2

verb

present participle of pirate

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Recent Examples of pirating
Verb
Downtown Street Teams was founded in Palo Alto in 2005 by Eileen Richardson, a venture capitalist and former chief executive of Napster, a digital platform once known for pirating music that’s since become a streaming service. Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025 Today, Anthropic likely breathes a sigh of relief to avoid the costs of extended litigation and potentially paying more for pirating books. Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pirating
Noun
  • The Live Tier includes real-time intelligence and technology to address piracy immediately, via relationships with law enforcement entities.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Any such seizures, Putin warned, would be considered piracy and could destabilize the global oil market.
    Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Fentanyl, which was responsible for the overwhelming majority of them, doesn’t come from Venezuela, and the Coast Guard has no record of seizing it in the Caribbean.
    Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The purchase of the rifle was possible because IMPD and the Marion County prosecutors never filed a red flag petition with the court after seizing the shotgun.
    Tony Cook, IndyStar, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Their double life soon gets complicated when a rival boy band harboring a sinister secret begins stealing their fans.
    Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
  • And the scam compounds in Cambodia continue to operate, stealing money from victims including US citizens.
    Helen Regan, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The sweeping opinion ran through a list of Israeli practices that the ICJ said violated international law, including confiscating land, building Israeli settlements in the territories, and depriving Palestinians of natural resources and the right to self-determination.
    Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Lower courts initially sided with Jouppi, finding that confiscating an entire airplane over the cases of beer was excessive.
    Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Worryingly, star striker Jorgen Strand Larsen has not received a single big chance in his 455 minutes of action, having shone as a poacher in 2024-25, converting 10 of 23 such opportunities.
    Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Kareem Hunt, therefore, is more successful converting short yardage than the Tush Push.
    Sam McDowell October 22, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • These are especially useful for taking public transport, grabbing a quick coffee, or leaving a small tip at a restaurant.
    Asia London Palomba, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Peterson led the way, scoring 26 points — 24 before halftime — and grabbing four rebounds.
    Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Here's why Americans are claiming Social Security early At a recent internal meeting, a Social Security administrator noted that new benefit claims were up more than 15% in March, compared with the same month in 2024.
    Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
  • In his interview with CNN, Noboa acknowledged the worsening homicide statistics, but pushed back by claiming that a greater percentage of the killings involved criminal-on-criminal violence.
    Max Saltman, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025

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“Pirating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pirating. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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