smuggles

verb

present tense third-person singular of smuggle
as in sells
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 smuggles In the film, which was based on a Pulitzer Prize nominated memoir, Betty escapes the clutches of her barbaric Iranian husband (played by Alfred Molina) and courageously smuggles herself and her daughter out of Iran. — Literary Hub, 29 June 2026 Produced by Mabel Cheung, Good Trip is the story of a young woman who smuggles her terminally ill father out of a hospital to address his unfulfilled wishes. — Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2026 Angela, grieving for her family and friends gone in the war, smuggles goods along the front lines to make a living. — Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 10 Mar. 2026 Hickinbottom smuggles the little kitten aboard his ship, the HMS Amethyst, and the crew obviously immediately falls in love with him and names the little tuxedo cat Simon. — Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 27 Feb. 2026 Not everyone smuggles them into print in the form of an imaginary friend. — Ian Parker, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025 According to Reforma, Rocha, a Mexican businessman who also serves as a consul of Guatemala in Mexico, is considered by FRG to be an alleged leader of a criminal organization that smuggles fuel in boats through the Usumacinta River and then in trucks to Querétaro, Mexico. — Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 26 Nov. 2025 Having criticized the easy assumption that the international order will settle back into a natural balance, Prasad then smuggles in the idea of equilibrium again through the back door, left ajar by his firm faith in the market system. — Jamie Merchant, Washington Post, 7 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for smuggles
  1. sells
  2. distributes
  3. buys
  4. supplies
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  • The company sells in 90 countries, up from 70 in 2021, and has deepened its presence in Southeast Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa.
    — Anu Raghunathan, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026
  • Ben often helps and sells his book at the events that are held all over the county.
    — Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2026
Definition of sells
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  • Skyline Media distributes more than 800 foreign films and represents more than 150 Vietnamese and Southeast Asian titles as sales agent, with a reach spanning more than 50 countries and territories through upward of 130 partnerships.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 July 2026
  • Unless the settlement fund is established and distributes payments, that scenario is unlikely.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
Definition of distributes
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  • And, when its time to sell, APMEX also buys gold, silver and platinum from consumers.
    — Liz Knueven, CNBC, 9 July 2026
  • The real debate is whether your next round of investment buys another tool to bolt on, or builds the cycle as one connected system.
    — Marvin Abdel-Massih, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of buys
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  • Every answer the leader supplies trains the team to bring the next question back.
    — Daria Rudnik, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • Bring a few clubs, plus headlamps if desired; Harvard Gulch supplies the glowing track balls and goodie bags (which include glow sticks) for these night golf sessions, which fill up fast.
    — Barbara Ellis, Denver Post, 7 July 2026
Definition of supplies

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