as in runners
a person who imports or exports goods secretly and illegally
during Prohibition, smugglers of alcohol did a brisk business
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Recent Examples of smugglers
Officials also alleged Galeano had sought to smuggle her teenage children into the country, paying smugglers to do so.
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Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Later in the journey the family run afoul of smugglers in Thailand, which leads to an even more desperate situation as the children have to fend for themselves.
—Kambole Campbell, IndieWire, 3 Nov. 2025
There, Chinese security officials said the two sides are again exchanging information on how smugglers alter their tactics.
—Janis MacKey Frayer, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2025
When whispers spread that their smugglers may, in fact, be traffickers, Arron’s optimism starts to unravel.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2025
Trump fires back at B-1 bomber report while warning drug smugglers.
—FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Teaming with a colorful cast of characters, their investigation sends them on an expedition that takes in Scottish politics, AI, cults, secret agents, smugglers, and vegan record shops.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025
These migrants — some whole families, one teenager traveling alone, many young men, a mother with her three young children — had started their journey in Libya, paying smugglers thousands of dollars for this chance to reach Europe.
—Ruth Sherlock, NPR, 8 Oct. 2025
The smugglers reportedly received £300 per iPhone.
—PC Magazine, 7 Oct. 2025
Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Later in the journey the family run afoul of smugglers in Thailand, which leads to an even more desperate situation as the children have to fend for themselves.
—Kambole Campbell, IndieWire, 3 Nov. 2025
There, Chinese security officials said the two sides are again exchanging information on how smugglers alter their tactics.
—Janis MacKey Frayer, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2025
When whispers spread that their smugglers may, in fact, be traffickers, Arron’s optimism starts to unravel.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2025
Trump fires back at B-1 bomber report while warning drug smugglers.
—FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Teaming with a colorful cast of characters, their investigation sends them on an expedition that takes in Scottish politics, AI, cults, secret agents, smugglers, and vegan record shops.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025
These migrants — some whole families, one teenager traveling alone, many young men, a mother with her three young children — had started their journey in Libya, paying smugglers thousands of dollars for this chance to reach Europe.
—Ruth Sherlock, NPR, 8 Oct. 2025
The smugglers reportedly received £300 per iPhone.
—PC Magazine, 7 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for smugglers
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Continuing his fitness journey, the rapper successfully launched his Wunna Run Club with a 5K race event in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park, which attracted more than 1,000 runners to join Gunna in September.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
6 Nov. 2025
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Last weekend, tens of thousands from across the world traveled to New York City to run the iconic marathon, attracting friends, families and bystanders to cheer the runners on.—
Sam Woodward,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Khosrowshahi said the company is also harnessing artificial intelligence to build more solutions for its drivers and couriers, and working with large language model creators such as OpenAI.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
4 Nov. 2025
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For these drivers and couriers, finding additional ways of earning is becoming a key concern given that the rise of self-driving cars—which Uber already offers in Austin and Atlanta—could push many out of a job.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Oct. 2025
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The Tunnels story is that Chinese immigrants built a network of tunnels under the city because they were forced to live underground; the tunnels were then used by gangsters and bootleggers, including Al Capone.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
20 Oct. 2025
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Prohibition also took hold in Indiana during the decade, though bootleggers did pop up across the state.—
Joe Mutascio,
IndyStar,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Smugglers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smugglers. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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