as in to sell
to move (people or goods) from one country to another secretly and illegally
They were arrested for smuggling drugs across the border.
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Recent Examples of smuggle
Amid anecdotal reports that airport security services have been confiscating bottles of ranch dressing that sports tourists have tried to smuggle out of the country, Kraft Heinz came up with a TSA-friendly size of ranch dressing.
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Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
25 June 2026
The warden’s high-stakes deal is for Murphy to smuggle gold out of a remote mine.
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Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
25 June 2026
His 2023 Sangiovese comes from old vines whose cuttings were smuggled from Isole e Olena and Fontodi in Chianti in the mid-1980s, own-rooted, never replicated.
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Michelle Williams,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Last month, two Georgia teenagers were charged just 74 miles east of Macon for allegedly using drones to smuggle contraband into the Washington State Prison in Davisboro, Georgia.
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Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
24 June 2026
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Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
25 June 2026
The warden’s high-stakes deal is for Murphy to smuggle gold out of a remote mine.
—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
25 June 2026
His 2023 Sangiovese comes from old vines whose cuttings were smuggled from Isole e Olena and Fontodi in Chianti in the mid-1980s, own-rooted, never replicated.
—
Michelle Williams,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Last month, two Georgia teenagers were charged just 74 miles east of Macon for allegedly using drones to smuggle contraband into the Washington State Prison in Davisboro, Georgia.
—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
24 June 2026
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Since the band was formed, the group has sold over 100 million records worldwide.
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SparkHouse’s cafe and bar is open to the public and sells tea, coffee (try the honey matcha latte), wine, beer cocktails and small bites.
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Authorities say electrical service in La Guaira has recovered to roughly 90%, while more than 5 million liters of water have been distributed across affected areas.
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Cut the butter into cubes and distribute throughout the packets.
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For the superstar whose private jet is tracked, whose every appearance is documented and whose movements become global headlines within minutes, an arena transformed into a private world may be the closest thing to privacy that money can buy.
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Douek swooped in to buy the iconic sign, with the proceeds going to World Central Kitchen, the nonprofit that provides food relief.
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During the pandemic, the company started supplying medical apparel to hospitals and schools, and the business took off, with revenue doubling in 2020, Beig said.
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The crypto members supply what the banks and merchants cannot.
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“Smuggle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smuggle. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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