black-marketing

verb

present participle of black-market
as in smuggling

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for black-marketing
  1. smuggling
  2. bargaining
  3. fencing
  4. transacting
  5. purchasing
  6. merchandising
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  • On July 20, the Department of Justice announced that three Mexican men pleaded guilty to smuggling hundreds of people south from Canada into New York, then transferring them to the Midwest.
    — Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 29 July 2026
  • Probation officers and staff members have been charged with smuggling drugs into the facility in the last year.
    — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
Definition of smuggling
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  • No deployment date has been set for Hyundai’s Korean plants at all, so the union is bargaining pre-emptively, trying to lock in protections before the humanoid robots show up rather than after.
    — John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • The restaurant’s cliff divers, magicians, puppeteers and roving performers have been bargaining with management for more than a year, after officially voting to unionize in November 2024.
    — Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 9 July 2026
Definition of bargaining
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  • For years, when playgrounds and parks became drug hot spots, the city reacted by fencing them off, depriving families of access.
    — Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026
  • As such, the potential for habitat loss and fragmentation is very high, due to clearing land and fencing off large fields, which can displace ground animals and block migration routes.
    — Indrabati Lahiri, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
Definition of fencing
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  • Institutions that learn to act on that data, delivering the right guidance and offer at the right moment while making transacting easy, will win wallet share.
    — JB Orecchia, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • Under California law, companies that are suspended by state tax officials are legally barred from transacting any business.
    — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
Definition of transacting
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  • Moreover, the commentary pointed to a highly volatile environment in which purchasing managers were struggling to stay ahead of events like the Iran war and tariffs.
    — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Building new factories, expanding infrastructure, or purchasing additional equipment allows producers to make more goods and services.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of purchasing
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  • The president has also profited from merchandising deals and high-dollar political and official events at his properties, significantly increasing his net worth since returning to power.
    — Bill Barrow, Fortune, 17 July 2026
  • For Spisak, the reports weren’t replacing merchandising judgment.
    — Angela Chan-Danisi, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of merchandising
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