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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 smuggled
Anupama Chopra, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Jan. 2025
They are smuggled to Bangladesh and India by ethnic rebels who are both fighting the junta and in business with it.
—Hannah Beech, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
Anti-junta forces now control the entire China-Kachin boundary, through which rare earths, timber, jade and other treasures are smuggled.
—Hannah Beech, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
Bad policy is often smuggled into law in must-pass omnibus packages.
—David Williams, National Review, 26 Dec. 2024
When exactly the statue’s head and torso were separated isn’t known, but experts now think that both pieces were smuggled out of the country in the 1960s.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Dec. 2024
Over the past year, these criminal groups allegedly smuggled a tonne of gold while recruiting couriers on commercial flights.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
In 2022, the Museum for Rescued Art opened in Rome to display artifacts that were stolen from across Italy and smuggled into the United States.
—Ella Feldman, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
In 2022, the Saudi ambassador in Beirut reported that the authorities in the kingdom had confiscated 700 million tablets smuggled from Lebanon since 2014.
—Tim Lister, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
Verb
At various points, young girls are smuggled in containers and even in animal carcasses.
—Anupama Chopra, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Jan. 2025
They are smuggled to Bangladesh and India by ethnic rebels who are both fighting the junta and in business with it.
—Hannah Beech, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
Anti-junta forces now control the entire China-Kachin boundary, through which rare earths, timber, jade and other treasures are smuggled.
—Hannah Beech, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
Bad policy is often smuggled into law in must-pass omnibus packages.
—David Williams, National Review, 26 Dec. 2024
When exactly the statue’s head and torso were separated isn’t known, but experts now think that both pieces were smuggled out of the country in the 1960s.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Dec. 2024
Over the past year, these criminal groups allegedly smuggled a tonne of gold while recruiting couriers on commercial flights.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
In 2022, the Museum for Rescued Art opened in Rome to display artifacts that were stolen from across Italy and smuggled into the United States.
—Ella Feldman, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
In 2022, the Saudi ambassador in Beirut reported that the authorities in the kingdom had confiscated 700 million tablets smuggled from Lebanon since 2014.
—Tim Lister, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for smuggled
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The number of days a house stayed on the market before being sold jumped by one day, from seven in November of 2023, to eight last month.—
Sherry Greenfield,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Dec. 2024
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The winning ticket was sold in Cottonwood, California, according to a news release.—
Aaron Valdez,
The Enquirer,
28 Dec. 2024
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Sponsor assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communication line failure, theft, or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of the Media.—
USA TODAY,
USA TODAY,
14 Jan. 2025
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Preliminary findings indicate that an unauthorized person obtained certain files, which could contain personal data.—
Wes Davis,
The Verge,
13 Jan. 2025
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The 215-minute film, distributed by A24, has been a critical success since its debut at Venice.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
6 Jan. 2025
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He was told no one would go see it, and it would never get distributed.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
TIME,
6 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The state has grown increasingly reliant on unlicensed teachers because schools are struggling to retain experienced educators.—
Silas Allen,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Jan. 2025
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But without intervention, the rise of unlicensed vending can ruin this vital sector.—
John Murn,
New York Daily News,
4 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Additional health code violations ranged from a lack of paper towels near the kitchen’s handwashing sink to a missing food handler card and the use of unapproved kitchen equipment.—
Hannah Poukish,
Sacramento Bee,
3 Jan. 2025
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As weight loss drugs become increasingly popular, the FDA has repeatedly cracked down on unapproved, misbranded and counterfeit versions of the drugs.—
Joanne Haner,
The Hill,
18 Dec. 2024
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In 2023 and 2024, six fraternities were placed on probation at SDSU due to violations of school policies, including unsanctioned distribution of alcohol, according to the university’s website.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Jan. 2025
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The potential reach—and risk—of unsanctioned apps and tools is growing rapidly, and the old on-premises approach to managing IT simply doesn’t work.—
Rajat Bhargava,
Forbes,
27 Dec. 2024
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