SMUGGLE Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

smuggle

verb

Definition of smuggle

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 Guerrero also attended additional meetings at Vientemilla’s office where participants discussed obtaining firearms and ammunition and smuggling ballistic vests from CTU into Haiti for the Colombians, prosecutors said. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026 To everyone’s chagrin, Taylor has smuggled Ben into her penthouse hotel room. — Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026 These refugees are not merely smuggled or trafficked victims. — Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026 The United States military continued its efforts on Labor Day to rid the Western Hemisphere of narcotic-trafficking operations that smuggle drugs into the country. — Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 8 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for smuggle

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In 2015, a Tourbillon Souverain Blue in tantalum sold for 550,000 Swiss francs (about $547,000), four times the price of the platinum version.

— Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 14 Sep. 2026
Self-interrogation, of course, is often unpleasant and is not a prescription that is likely to sell many books.

— Meghan O’Gieblyn, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of sell

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Though described as a sale, the transaction is financed through a mechanism known as foreign military financing, in which the United States provides the money that Israel uses to buy the weapons.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
The bottles are now rationed as well, as each customer can only buy two boxes per week per membership.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 15 Sep. 2026

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Free fruit and shade tree adoption events Across Los Angeles on Saturday, City Plants and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power are collaborating to supply free fruit and shade trees to Los Angeles residents.

— Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Deep Fission said the commercial reactor could eventually supply low-carbon baseload electricity to utilities, industrial customers and data centers.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2026

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