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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 smuggled
Tresa Baldas, Freep.com, 13 Nov. 2025
Laboratory tests of smuggled samples taken from late Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny show that he was poisoned when he was imprisoned in a Siberian penal colony, his widow Yulia Navalnaya has said.
—Anna Chernova, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
Inevitably, a few students were surreptitiously checking smuggled screens that day.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 5 Sep. 2025
ABC News, 27 Feb. 2026
Guns had already been smuggled into the Stammheim prison and hidden in the cells of the RAF leaders.
—Jason Burke, Time, 27 Feb. 2026
The items are then either sold to unsuspecting customers or smuggled out of the country.
—J.d. Miles, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
Mexico Defense Minister Ricardo Trevilla Trejo said that, as with other Mexican crime scenes, about 80% of the recovered weapons were bought in the United States and smuggled across the border.
—Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
Deadlock, then a daring escape While the dead and wounded were smuggled to shore and safety, the remaining sailors on board were stuck in sweltering heat, under threat from barrages from the shore, and with dwindling supplies.
—Anne Ewbank, Popular Science, 18 Feb. 2026
Three of the guns used in the rampage were smuggled illegally from Maine.
—Max Saltman, CNN Money, 15 Feb. 2026
Iran’s comments were first reported by Bloomberg, which said that around 50,000 terminals for Starlink were smuggled into Iran in recent years, allowing protesters to subvert internet outages backed by the government.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 10 Feb. 2026
Maharaj personally transcribed some of Mandela’s memoir and smuggled it out of prison with him in 1967.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 29 Jan. 2026
Adjective
The smuggled fungus, Fusarium graminearum, can cause billions in crop losses and is harmful to humans and livestock.
—Tresa Baldas, Freep.com, 13 Nov. 2025
Laboratory tests of smuggled samples taken from late Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny show that he was poisoned when he was imprisoned in a Siberian penal colony, his widow Yulia Navalnaya has said.
—Anna Chernova, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
Inevitably, a few students were surreptitiously checking smuggled screens that day.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
The artifacts were returned under a 2020 agreement between the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts and the family of the late Douglas Latchford, an art collector and dealer who is blamed for having had the items smuggled out of Cambodia.
—ABC News, 27 Feb. 2026
Guns had already been smuggled into the Stammheim prison and hidden in the cells of the RAF leaders.
—Jason Burke, Time, 27 Feb. 2026
The items are then either sold to unsuspecting customers or smuggled out of the country.
—J.d. Miles, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
Mexico Defense Minister Ricardo Trevilla Trejo said that, as with other Mexican crime scenes, about 80% of the recovered weapons were bought in the United States and smuggled across the border.
—Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
Deadlock, then a daring escape While the dead and wounded were smuggled to shore and safety, the remaining sailors on board were stuck in sweltering heat, under threat from barrages from the shore, and with dwindling supplies.
—Anne Ewbank, Popular Science, 18 Feb. 2026
Three of the guns used in the rampage were smuggled illegally from Maine.
—Max Saltman, CNN Money, 15 Feb. 2026
Iran’s comments were first reported by Bloomberg, which said that around 50,000 terminals for Starlink were smuggled into Iran in recent years, allowing protesters to subvert internet outages backed by the government.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 10 Feb. 2026
Maharaj personally transcribed some of Mandela’s memoir and smuggled it out of prison with him in 1967.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 29 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for smuggled
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The same can be said for using a Pornhub-type site to pass contraband date along.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
13 Feb. 2026
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The same deficiencies cited in contraband cases in the mid-2010s continue to appear in inspections a decade later.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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In the 3000 block of West Ruby Hill Drive, in January 2025, a 9,327-square-foot single-family house was sold for $3,177,754, a price per square foot of $341.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
26 Feb. 2026
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Last year there was speculation the once red-hot brand was on the verge of closing or being sold.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
25 Feb. 2026
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Responding to public outcry over the unauthorized access to ALPR camera data, the council voted unanimously Tuesday night to scrap their contract with Flock Safety, remove the cameras and reject any replacement technology.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
26 Feb. 2026
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McCrary's departure, following an unauthorized disciplinary incident, put the program under an unusual spotlight and left questions about the team's future direction.—
Sam Crenshaw,
CBS News,
26 Feb. 2026
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In addition to its on-demand offering, Documentary+ operates a FAST channel distributed on Samsung TV Plus, DirecTV, Plex, Sling TV, Fubo, and other leading platforms, reaching millions of viewers globally.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
3 Mar. 2026
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Content from each platform will be distributed via podcasts, newsletters, social media and video on Instagram, Bluesky and YouTube.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2026
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Residents reportedly lived in deplorable conditions at the since-shuttered recovery site, an unlicensed behavioral health center called the Thomas Suites Campus of Care, where there were reports of rampant drug dealing and no running water.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Feb. 2026
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Ortiz Betancourt has an additional misdemeanor count of operation of a motor vehicle by an unlicensed driver, while Torrealba-Pajaro has misdemeanor counts of resisting law enforcement and unlawful encroachment on a law enforcement officer.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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Chinese firms have also supplied chemicals used in Iran’s missile program and helped build out its domestic surveillance infrastructure, CNN has reported.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
4 Mar. 2026
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Sierra Space built the reactor, while NASA Glenn and Composite Mirror Applications supplied the solar tech to capture energy.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Mar. 2026
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The suit said the scheme circumvents FDA regulations that generally prohibit importation of unapproved medications from overseas.—
Melissa Lee,Paige Tortorelli,Scott Zamost,
CNBC,
26 Feb. 2026
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The state cites a Form U5 filed by Bankers Life alleging failure to disclose outside business activities, participation in unapproved private securities transactions, and use of off-channel communications.—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
26 Feb. 2026
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Onitsuka, whose group led Saturday’s rally, added that the American people are also enraged to have their tax dollars pay for an unjust and unsanctioned war that’s causing death and destruction as many struggle to survive in this country.—
La Risa R. Lynch,
jsonline.com,
1 Mar. 2026
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In 2015, regulators found unsanctioned blackjack tables in the back of a charity bingo hall that the nonprofit operated, the Chronicle reported.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Feb. 2026
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