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
Unable to smuggle shipments of Candy out of the city, Ju-yeong’s deal with the yakuza falls through.
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Kayti Burt, Time, 21 July 2025
The limits on liquids were triggered by a 2006 incident where authorities foiled a plot to used liquid explosives smuggled aboard carry-on luggage to blow up planes.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 17 July 2025
This incident follows a similar one earlier this year where a man attempted to smuggle a turtle in his pants at Newark Liberty International Airport.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 26 July 2025
Furthermore, each product will be tracked from production or import all the way to patient use through a centralized tracking system designed to block counterfeit, smuggled, or unauthorized products from entering the legal market.
—Dario Sabaghi, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
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Kayti Burt, Time, 21 July 2025
The limits on liquids were triggered by a 2006 incident where authorities foiled a plot to used liquid explosives smuggled aboard carry-on luggage to blow up planes.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 17 July 2025
This incident follows a similar one earlier this year where a man attempted to smuggle a turtle in his pants at Newark Liberty International Airport.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 26 July 2025
Furthermore, each product will be tracked from production or import all the way to patient use through a centralized tracking system designed to block counterfeit, smuggled, or unauthorized products from entering the legal market.
—Dario Sabaghi, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for smuggle
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On May 20, 1948, The Portsmouth Star (Virginia) ran an advertisement for Hall’s Bakery selling strawberry layer cake iced with fresh strawberry frosting.—
Anne Byrn,
Southern Living,
15 Aug. 2025
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Treasure Valley will replace the Idaho Statesman shop and will also sell airport essentials, snacks and souvenirs.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
15 Aug. 2025
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But several experts told Newsweek that excluding people living in the country without legal status from the head count used to allocate congressional seats among the states and determine how federal funding is distributed would run afoul of the U.S. Constitution.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Aug. 2025
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Fremantle distributed the original across more than 170 territories, with Turkish viewers accessing it through Digiturk, Tabii, Turkcell TV+ and Puhu TV.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
13 Aug. 2025
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American consumers and businesses buy pharmaceutical drugs, precious stones and textiles and apparel from India, among other goods.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
7 Aug. 2025
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Every copy bought helps further these efforts and gives more animals like JoJo the opportunity to find a loving home.—
Clea Haran,
Parents,
7 Aug. 2025
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The rest of the Vulcan rocket performed close to perfection on the two test flights last year, including the vehicle's BE-4 main engines supplied by Blue Origin, the space company owned by billionaire Jeff Bezos.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
12 Aug. 2025
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The company has typically been quicker, compared to peers, to supply server systems that support Nvidia's latest products, given its modular system designs, advanced cooling and power infrastructure, and close collaboration with Nvidia on software and hardware integration.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Smuggle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smuggle. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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