BLACK MARKETEERING Synonyms: 39 Similar Words

black marketeering

noun

Definition of black marketeering

as in smuggling

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Noun

The area around Cucuta has long been disputed by drug gangs and rebel groups who are fighting over smuggling routes leading into Venezuela.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026
Playing that cat, a work camp warden coercing Hawke’s character into smuggling gold through the wilderness, is none other than Russell Crowe.

— Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of smuggling

Noun

Clouded leopards are native to South and Southeast Asia and classified as vulnerable due to severe habitat loss and poaching.

— Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
Boiling or poaching are considered the healthiest ways to cook eggs, while roasting or grilling is best for chicken.

— Lindsay Curtis, HEALTH, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of poaching

Noun

After a few silent minutes at the now-still Locomotive Springs, there is a rustling.

— Melanie Stetson Freeman, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Sep. 2026
Upon arrival, the constant chime of notifications stops, replaced by the sounds of Gulf waves, the rustling of marsh grasses, and the calls of shorebirds.

— Gabi De la Rosa, Southern Living, 19 May 2026

Definition of rustling

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The increase, however, still doesn’t match the scale of Somalia’s piracy crisis at its peak.

— Joshua Hong, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
The International Maritime Bureau recorded 38 piracy and armed robbery incidents worldwide during the first half of 2026, including five hijackings.

— Omar Faruk, Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of piracy

Noun

Over the last four months, Burke has been arrested four times for crimes ranging from petit larceny to burglary to assault.

— Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 9 May 2026
Roman Amatitla, 38, is facing multiple charges, including murder, arson, assault and petit larceny, police said.

— Katie Houlis, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026

Definition of petit larceny

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Cabinet members reserve almost a fifth of the government’s vaccine stockpile for themselves, and the public reacts with mass looting and violent civil unrest.

— Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 25 July 2026
Efforts to prevent looting had been made even before the formation of the MFAA.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 July 2026

Definition of looting

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