as in to sell
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 smuggle
My friends, who were white, started smuggling in nip bottles and pinch-hitters.
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Michael Thomas, New Yorker, 19 July 2025
Probe comes after three Chinese citizens tied to U-M were accused of smuggling biological hazards into the U.S.
School are required to report foreign donations and other information semi-annually.
—John Wisely, Freep.com, 15 July 2025
Indian and Pakistani agents worked together to smuggle military equipment worth millions of dollars to the Burmese military into Rangoon, saving the state from total collapse.
—Sam Dalrymple, Time, 14 July 2025
Yemen’s National Resistance Forces released new footage of the interception of a vessel smuggling Iranian weapons to the Houthis in the Red Sea.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 July 2025
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Michael Thomas, New Yorker, 19 July 2025
Probe comes after three Chinese citizens tied to U-M were accused of smuggling biological hazards into the U.S.
School are required to report foreign donations and other information semi-annually.
—John Wisely, Freep.com, 15 July 2025
Indian and Pakistani agents worked together to smuggle military equipment worth millions of dollars to the Burmese military into Rangoon, saving the state from total collapse.
—Sam Dalrymple, Time, 14 July 2025
Yemen’s National Resistance Forces released new footage of the interception of a vessel smuggling Iranian weapons to the Houthis in the Red Sea.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for smuggle
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Gannett sold its north Phoenix printing facility for $38 million in August 2023, according to Maricopa County records.—
Russ Wiles,
AZCentral.com,
23 July 2025
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Topline Hershey will soon raise its candy prices, according to multiple outlets, citing a jump in cocoa costs that have provoked the chocolate company to rethink its list prices and the quantities or weight of candy sold in each container.—
Antonio Pequeño IV,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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Kennedy has now signed off on the recommendation to remove thimerosal from influenza vaccines distributed in the U.S.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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On Friday, the Israeli military said that 200 trucks of aid were distributed by the U.N. and other organizations on Thursday, with hundreds more waiting to be picked up from border crossings inside Gaza.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
1 Aug. 2025
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The winner, who chose to stay anonymous, bought the ticket at a QuickTrip gas station, at 2051 FM 663 in Midlothian, the release states.—
Samara Gerstle,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 July 2025
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First-timers can rent shoes or buy gear at Water Stone Outdoors in Fayetteville and book half- or full-day private climbing trips with New River Mountain Guides.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
14 July 2025
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Australia’s feral rabbits are descendants of rabbits that newly arriving European colonists brought with them to supply meat and fur.—
GrrlScientist,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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Panasonic cells can be found in many Teslas, with the cheaper, sturdier lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery cells being supplied by CATL.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
30 July 2025
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“Smuggle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smuggle. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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