BOOTLEGGED Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

bootlegged

verb

past tense of bootleg

as in smuggled

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But Operation Vivaldi is the first time they are known to have been smuggled behind Russia’s defensive lines.

— Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026
Supplies are also strained because medicines are smuggled to neighboring Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq, where prices are higher, state media reported.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026

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The nine books in the series have sold 3 million copies and been published in 205 countries.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026
Published by Puffin, the nine books of the Lottie Brooks series have been translated into more than 30 languages and have sold more than 3 million copies worldwide.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026

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The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art has fenced off its central plaza, beneath the spaceship-like, hovering building, reports the Los Angeles Times.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Nowhere is this dynamic more evident than the Gaza Strip, which Israel fenced in during the 1990s and has blockaded since 2007, citing security concerns and the threat of militant attacks.

— Drew Paul, The Conversation, 25 Sep. 2026

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