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
She's eventually smuggled out of Gilead.
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Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
Nairobi, KenyaReuters — A Kenyan court on Wednesday ordered a Chinese man to pay a fine of 1 million shillings ($7,746) and gave him a 12-month jail term for trying to smuggle live ants out of the country.
—CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2026
Much of the oil that reached foreign markets was effectively smuggled out, traders and analysts said.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2026
This is not the first time a Mickey enthusiast has tried to smuggle a child into the park with the stroller method.
—Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2026
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Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
Nairobi, KenyaReuters — A Kenyan court on Wednesday ordered a Chinese man to pay a fine of 1 million shillings ($7,746) and gave him a 12-month jail term for trying to smuggle live ants out of the country.
—CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2026
Much of the oil that reached foreign markets was effectively smuggled out, traders and analysts said.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2026
This is not the first time a Mickey enthusiast has tried to smuggle a child into the park with the stroller method.
—Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for smuggle
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Consumer response has been mixed, but Apple continues to sell boatloads of iPhones, and users are getting plenty of AI options on those devices —just from other companies.—
Jennifer Elias,
CNBC,
21 Apr. 2026
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Acer and Asus have even been prohibited from selling PCs in Germany since January due to a Munich Regional Court ruling that the companies’ computers infringe on one of Nokia’s HEVC patents.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
20 Apr. 2026
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The Department of Education exists, to a large extent, to distribute education funds authorized by Congress.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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The northwest suburban village has closed Cornish Park, and has distributed about 5,000 sandbags — with more available to those who need it.—
Natalie McMillan,
CBS News,
20 Apr. 2026
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The company regularly buys brand-new devices and tears them to pieces.—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Across the country, retailers and low-income Americans are facing complex new rules overhauling what millions of people can buy with food stamps.—
Rachel Roubein,
Washington Post,
20 Apr. 2026
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In July of 2024, as fighting raged in Khartoum, a Sudanese weapons broker WhatsApped Mafi to contract a shipment of Qods Mohajer-6 drones — the same ones Iran has long supplied Russia in its war in Ukraine, according to the complaint.—
Sonja Sharp,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2026
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For decades, Indian Point operated 24/7 and supplied roughly 2,000 megawatts of carbon-free electricity around the clock — through heat waves, blizzards, and everything in between.—
Nicole Malliotakis,
New York Daily News,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Smuggle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smuggle. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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