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
Noun
Shows had to be encrypted to prevent pirating, but easily viewable on Android, iOS, web and other platforms. — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 1 Sep. 2026 No drugs were found, but Simpson’s home address had also come up during the investigation as one potentially linked to the purchase of satellite TV pirating equipment. — ArsTechnica, 22 May 2026 But, the pirating is essentially stopped. — Isabella Murray, ABC News, 29 Jan. 2026
Verb
Many remember the spate of lawsuits against Anthropic, for pirating book data, some of which are still going on. — John Werner, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Cox won’t help defendants beat allegations of direct copyright infringement, those claims in which the company itself is accused of pirating. — ArsTechnica, 11 May 2026 Sony lawyer argued Cox failed to act Paul Clement, the lawyer representing the music industry, countered that Cox is manufacturing a worst-case scenario after failing to take reasonable steps to respond to repeat offenders of peer-to-peer file sharing – the most common means of pirating music. — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026 As evidence, the music labels enlisted a third-party company to flag users found to be pirating content via peer-to-peer file-sharing protocols such as BitTorrent. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026 Anthropic has already been in the hot seat for getting caught pirating millions of digital copies of books. — James Folta, Literary Hub, 6 Feb. 2026 Partida later discovered another neighbor's video showing a man wearing the same hat stealing another package — raising concerns about a possible porch-pirating spree. — Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025 The discovery ruling bolsters what’s increasingly looking like a winning argument over the practice of pirating books from shadow libraries. — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 26 Nov. 2025 When pirating hindered the shipping of gold to Lisbon, Paraty pivoted to farming sugarcane (the basis of cachaça) and later became one of the earliest hubs for coffee growing in a country that is still the globe’s largest exporter of beans. — David Amsden, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pirating
Noun
  • Bastos said the campaign will use the language of films and series to communicate the danger of piracy.
    — Marcelo Cajueiro, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Revenue was down significantly, as rampant digital piracy, coupled with the broader digital download era, had cratered album sales, and revival from the streaming era was still a half decade away.
    — Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Grapevine finds a win against Eagle Mountain Grapevine football moved to 1-1 in District 3-5A Division II, seizing a 34-14 victory over Fort Worth Eagle Mountain on Friday.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Oct. 2026
  • With Pharrell Williams steering the production ship, the Athens, Georgia native wasted no time in seizing the opportunity to create his most cohesive, genre-bending body of work to date.
    — Mikey Fresh, VIBE.com, 9 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Planet 1 pulls Planet 2 backward, stealing some of the latter’s orbital energy.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Continue reading … FUGITIVE DELIVERED — FBI brings back suspect accused of stealing $600K in federal food stamp benefits.
    — , FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The European Central Bank and Brussels also fear that confiscating Russia’s reserves would damage the euro’s standing and Belgium’s reputation as a financial safe haven.
    — Dmytro Kuleba, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Two decades later, the IDF would storm Palestinian community centers, confiscating flags and shutting down celebrations.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The Rams became the first team in NFL history to lose a game despite piling up more than 400 total yards, recording at least 30 first downs, scoring five touchdowns, converting at least 50% of their third downs and committing zero turnovers.
    — Andy Scholes, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026
  • To help tackle the issue, the Tunnel to Towers Foundation, a nonprofit organization, is offering to purchase and renovate the La Quinta Inn on University Drive, north of Sample Road, converting the hotel into apartments for veterans.
    — Joan Murray, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Friday’s exhibition contest featured a 22-0 KU run in the first half, the Jayhawks responding to Pitt State grabbing an early 22-21 lead.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Keeping the shoes simple with a more eye-grabbing dress has been her outfit formula as of late.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Be careful with unexpected emails or text messages claiming to be connected to the breach.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Forty-seven years later, EXPD is still claiming Of Washington in its handle.
    — Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026

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“Pirating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pirating. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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