as in pirating
the act or pursuit of robbing ships at sea
many countries have harsh penalties for piracy now
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Recent Examples of piracy
In a unanimous decision, the court ruled in favor of Cox Communications after Sony Music sued the ISP, arguing it should be held liable for the digital piracy.
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Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
The Supreme Court weighed internet service providers' role in stopping music piracy.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
Lower courts upheld the lawsuit against Cox’s internet service for contributing to music piracy, which the company did little to stop.
—Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Nonetheless, there is no denying its piracy of the prose tale.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2026
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Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
The Supreme Court weighed internet service providers' role in stopping music piracy.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
Lower courts upheld the lawsuit against Cox’s internet service for contributing to music piracy, which the company did little to stop.
—Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Nonetheless, there is no denying its piracy of the prose tale.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for piracy
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But, the pirating is essentially stopped.—
Isabella Murray,
ABC News,
29 Jan. 2026
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Nastasa has been arrested 38 times in New York City, with charges including robbery, criminal possession of a weapon, grand larceny, threat by phone and criminal contempt.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
2 Apr. 2026
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The play, like the movie, is loosely based on a robbery that took place in 1972, on a boiling-hot August day, when an eccentric, deep-in-debt Vietnam veteran named John Wojtowicz entered a Chase bank in Brooklyn with a gun and two accomplices, hoping for a quick score.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Piracy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piracy. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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