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
San Francisco muralists smuggled the Communist newspaper Daily Worker and Marx’s Capital into their compositions.
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John P. Murphy, ARTnews.com, 5 Apr. 2026
Bied pleaded guilty back in January to two counts of conspiracy to smuggle goods into the United States and two counts of violating the Lacey Act, which prohibits trafficking in wildlife.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 3 Apr. 2026
At times, people also rely on kolbars to smuggle themselves across the border.
—ABC News, 30 Mar. 2026
According to tradition, she was smuggled into the palace wrapped in a carpet—or more likely in a much-less-glamorous sack of dirty laundry—and taken to Caesar’s room.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 25 Mar. 2026
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John P. Murphy, ARTnews.com, 5 Apr. 2026
Bied pleaded guilty back in January to two counts of conspiracy to smuggle goods into the United States and two counts of violating the Lacey Act, which prohibits trafficking in wildlife.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 3 Apr. 2026
At times, people also rely on kolbars to smuggle themselves across the border.
—ABC News, 30 Mar. 2026
According to tradition, she was smuggled into the palace wrapped in a carpet—or more likely in a much-less-glamorous sack of dirty laundry—and taken to Caesar’s room.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 25 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for smuggle
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Minnesota sold roughly $180 million in hemp THC drinks last year, according to Minnesota Department of Revenue and cannabis sales data.—
Caroline Cummings,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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The company behind platinum-selling artists, including Lady Gaga and Taylor Swift, was listed on the Euronext Amsterdam stock exchange in 2021 with an initial valuation of 46 billion euros.—
April Roach,
CNBC,
7 Apr. 2026
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The group was equally distributed across the political left and right.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
6 Apr. 2026
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The first wave of Social Security payments for April is scheduled to be distributed this week, following a normal schedule.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
6 Apr. 2026
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Many of those fertilizer prices have exploded 40% or more in just a couple weeks, and at the worst time possible — right when farmers are about to buy before the growing season.—
E.J. Antoni,
Boston Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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The largest deal amounted to $40 billion, with Nvidia, Microsoft, BlackRock and Elon Musk’s xAI forming part of a consortium of investors to buy Aligned Data Centers.—
April Roach,
CNBC,
6 Apr. 2026
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Once controlled by governments, Earth observation has evolved into a multibillion-dollar industry supplying near-real-time intelligence to clients worldwide.—
Bloomberg News,
Boston Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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Attracting Beneficial Insects Nature supplies its own form of pest control through predators and parasitoids.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Smuggle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smuggle. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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