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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 smuggles
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.
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for smuggles
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These days there is nothing cheap about the meats the shop sells.—
John Ramos,
CBS News,
13 May 2026
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When a company sells AI as a reason to upgrade, customers deserve to know what actually works now and what is still coming later.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
13 May 2026
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Linde distributes gases like oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen a few different ways.—
Jeff Marks,Alexa LoMonaco,
CNBC,
13 May 2026
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It’s made in France from durable Burgundian clay, which slowly and uniformly distributes heat.—
Catherine Garcia,
TheWeek,
12 May 2026
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Campaign officials cited spending well above $25 million, citing $28 million in television ad buys alone.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
8 May 2026
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The company operates 17 hydropower facilities on the Snake River and its tributaries, and also buys hydropower seasonally from 68 small-scale projects across its service area, according to Bowlin.—
Angela Palermo
May 7,
Idaho Statesman,
7 May 2026
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From there, Linde also supplies liquid nitrogen and liquid helium, used to create vacuum conditions to run quality checks on spacecraft components.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
9 May 2026
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The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, which supplies water to 19 million people, relies on the river for about 20% of its supply.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 May 2026
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“Smuggles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smuggles. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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