smuggle

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Recent Examples of smuggle According to the indictment, traffickers smuggled tons of cocaine through the Bahamas into the U.S., exploiting insider knowledge of Coast Guard movements and control of key airports. Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024 Nearly 30 youth have ingested illicit substances, several have overdosed and one youth has died as a result of the drugs being smuggled into the facilities, the letter alleges. Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 5 Dec. 2024 Three Fort Cavazos soldiers have been accused of a conspiracy to smuggle undocumented immigrants, according to the Department of Justice. Julia Reinstein, ABC News, 4 Dec. 2024 Iran specifically used Syria as a route through which to smuggle weapons to the terrorist proxy Hezbollah. The Editors, National Review, 8 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for smuggle 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for smuggle
Verb
  • The original Cottage Inn Pizza in Ann Arbor was sold after 75 years.
    Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Photo : Mecum Auctions The original owner sold this GT40, after about a half decade, to his neighbor.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 30 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Founded by lawyer Song Ong Siang and physician Lim Boon Keng, the Straits Chinese Magazine was distributed as far afield as Yokohama, San Francisco, and London.
    H.M.A. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 22 Dec. 2024
  • The foundation celebrated with local communities in María La Baja by distributing gifts, clothing, and food to families in need and creating joyous moments with music and dancing with Karol G herself.
    Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 21 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Tom Petty is almost always present on one or two charts in the U.S., as fans of the late rocker continue to buy and stream his most popular songs.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
  • For example, Schwab, Fidelity, Vanguard and many other firms create funds that bear their names, but these investments can be bought and sold at other brokerages.
    Liz Weston, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Apparently real life—both past and present—supplied more than enough excitement.
    Victor Cha, The Atlantic, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Johnson supplied his own menorah, which was made out of shrapnel from rockets shot down by the Israel Defense Forces.
    Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2024

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“Smuggle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smuggle. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.

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