as in trade
a system through which things are bought and sold illegally
The black market in prescription drugs is thriving. They unloaded the stolen goods on the black market.
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Recent Examples of black market
Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
Healthcare data is especially valuable on the black market because it can be exploited for long periods without easy detection.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 May 2025
Sinan Ciddi and Jonathan Schanzer, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
But with success, came legal troubles and rumors of black-market operations.
—Will Yakowicz, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
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Noun
On the black market, placards go for as much as twenty-six hundred dollars.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
Healthcare data is especially valuable on the black market because it can be exploited for long periods without easy detection.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 May 2025
Verb
Under Fidan's direction, Turkey facilitated ISIS' financing operations—including black-market oil and illicit antiquities sales.
—Sinan Ciddi and Jonathan Schanzer, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
But with success, came legal troubles and rumors of black-market operations.
—Will Yakowicz, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for black market
Noun
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Peter Navarro, Trump’s top trade adviser, told reporters Thursday that the Administration will still find a way to implement the tariffs regardless of the court ruling on Trump’s use of emergency powers.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
30 May 2025
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Or perhaps this ruling will slow the momentum of either the administration’s trade talks or the extension of the tax cuts as the reconciliation bill heads to the Senate, where some Republicans are wary of the budget deficit projections and overall price tag.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
29 May 2025
Verb
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Ukraine's Security Service smuggled first-person view drones laden with small explosives onto trucks driven deep into Russia.—
Charles Maynes,
NPR,
2 June 2025
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The man tried to smuggle the 17 exotic birds on May 4 via the San Ysidro Port of Entry in San Diego, according to a complaint filed in federal court.—
Sara Schilling,
Sacbee.com,
21 May 2025
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The city is moving aggressively to shut down the once-thriving gray market — a matter of public safety, and also essential for the legal medical cannabis industry to thrive.—
Anna Spiegel,
Axios,
24 Apr. 2025
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Additionally, appropriate pricing strategies can assist in mitigating some of the challenges associated with the gray market.—
Bhavesh Gupta,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
Verb
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This latest delay comes after a two-hour break that ended at 1:30 p.m. as prosecutors, the defense and judge bartered and petitioned the governor’s office for the full report and the waiving of privilege to see it.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
17 Apr. 2025
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However, the goal is to open the door to the possibility of bartering.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
15 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Siri and dictation data also represent additional ways a person's Apple TV usage might be unexpectedly analyzed to fuel Apple's business.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
1 June 2025
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For now, Deloitte’s initial consulting work with athletic departments doesn’t appear to be aimed at securing immediate repeat business.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
1 June 2025
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In 1920s Anaheim, the big local issue was bootlegging and Catholics, who were seen as foreigners in what was supposed to be an Anglo-Saxon Protestant country.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2025
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In Chicago, as in other major cities, a few high-profile mobsters battled it out for bootlegging supremacy.—
Sarah Holzmann,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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By third quarter, Gartner is predicting, 60 percent of consumers will have elected to delay a major purchase, with 60 percent buying on secondhand and peer-to-peer marketplaces by the end of the year.—
Dan Gingiss,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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The bill would make lawfully present immigrants – but not green card holders or citizens – ineligible for Medicare and for healthcare coverage on the Affordable Care Act marketplaces.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
28 May 2025
Verb
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The May 16 talks also led to a swap of prisoners, with 1,000 on both sides being exchanged.—
Mehmet Guzel,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2025
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During their last meeting in May, both countries agreed to exchange their requirements for a ceasefire.—
Jade Walker,
CNN Money,
2 June 2025
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“Black market.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/black%20market. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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