black-marketed

Definition of black-marketednext
past tense of black-market

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for black-marketed
Verb
  • Data shows a similar drop in overdose deaths in Canada, where fentanyl supplies are usually produced from Chinese chemicals inside the country rather than smuggled in.
    Kaitlin Coward, Boston Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
  • According to tradition, she was smuggled into the palace wrapped in a carpet—or more likely in a much-less-glamorous sack of dirty laundry—and taken to Caesar’s room.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 25 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • On a recent morning, birds chirped and hopped from tree to tree under a clear blue morning sky as a man in a respirator and protective earmuffs worked on what remained of Vazquez’s property, which was fenced off from the street.
    Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Now, with these resources fenced off, commoners had to till someone else’s land for a wage.
    Will Glovinsky, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • While economic impact can be quantified and reported, community impact cannot be so easily transacted.
    Michelle Grabner, Artforum, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Given the billions of dollars in advertising transacted on Nielsen data, even minor changes can have a big impact on major media companies and streamers.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Verve Talent and Literary Agency’s Amy Beecroft negotiated the deal on behalf of Hideout with Vertical’s Tony Piantedosion.
    K.J. Yossman, Variety, 1 Apr. 2026
  • As someone whose boundaries could be negotiated away.
    Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Harold had been given a root beer float, poisoned with ethylene glycol purchased by Ashley, as those damning text messages showed.
    Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
  • In 2016, the Empire struck back when the building’s lease was purchased from the MOD—for 250 years—for $440 million by the global conglomerate The Hinduja Group, founded in Shikarpur and Bombay in 1914 and led by Gopichand Hinduja, an Indian billionaire.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Investigators would spend weeks building their case, combing through nearly 7,000 texts exchanged over the three months before Harold died.
    Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Despite the intensity on the court, Staley and Auriemma have typically exchanged public pleasantries, complimenting each others' successes and importance to the women's game.
    ABC News, ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Jennifer Garner swapped out her understated glam for a bright pink lip on Sunday.
    Lara Walsh, InStyle, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Another surgery swapped out her breast implants to erase her shoulder pain in 2022, Dishell said, but doctors warned her then that her other pain was unlikely to improve.
    Brett Kelman, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • It’s believed that the list of teams that get competitive balance picks is collectively bargained.
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Nurses in Los Angeles bargained for the right to override AI decisions that would be bad for their patients.
    Alexander McCoy, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026
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“Black-marketed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/black-marketed. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.

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