ILLEGALLY Synonyms: 16 Similar and Opposite Words

illegally

adverb

as in dirty

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Recent Examples of illegally Park rangers are increasing patrols along the river and contacting people who may be illegally camping in the area, Sylvia said. — Kayla Moeller, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 Clad in bright yellow construction vests, the group of about 40 illegally painted thick white continental crosswalks at the spot where neighbors had created a canopy of hanging sneakers. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 The Russian Defense Ministry said Friday its air defenses overnight intercepted 644 Ukrainian drones over multiple Russian regions, illegally annexed Crimea and the Black Sea. — ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026 Russian air defenses overnight downed 902 Ukrainian drones over multiple Russian regions, illegally annexed Crimea and the waters of the Azov Sea, the Russian Defense Ministry said Wednesday. — Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026 His admission comes months after Yusuf, a licensed pharmacist who owned and operated the Broward pharmacy, was convicted at trial of illegally dispensing more than 300,000 oxycodone 30mg pills. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026 Ketamine is generally sold illegally as either a colorless, odorless liquid or a white or off-white powder. — Christopher P. Holstege, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2026 The employee, a Saudi national later identified by law enforcement as Abdulrahman Alfozan, was arrested last week and charged with illegally recording company communication. — Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 14 Oct. 2026 Sotomayor, a liberal, and Gorsuch, a conservative, released a joint statement with the high court’s decision not to hear Herrera-Salazar’s appeal after the federal government indicted him twice for allegedly illegally entering the country. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 13 Oct. 2026

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unethically

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While some objects were given as gifts, most were collected unethically under duress and against the wishes of the community.

— Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 8 Sep. 2026
The new cathode replaces toxic, expensive, and unethically mined cobalt with lithium iron phosphate (LFP) embedded in a carbon matrix.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 24 June 2026

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