BOOTLEGGED Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

bootlegged

verb

past tense of bootleg

as in smuggled

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Amnesty has reported abuses against miners in areas taken over by M23 and alleged that gold and coltan are smuggled into Rwanda.

— Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026
But at sea, Spanish guarda costas (armed customs officials) pounced on British ships, allegedly searching for goods being smuggled in for sale.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Oct. 2026

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The facts, however, are altogether against any such conclusion, for quite recently no less than 50 artificial butter factories were counted in this city, and large quantities of artificial butter are sold to the customer as genuine butter.

— Jeanna Bryner, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
The team sold just 1,000 of them, bringing in a cool $1 million.

— Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026

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The home was a natural fit for the NBA guard, complete with a fenced, concrete basketball court outfitted with professional glass backboards.

— Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2026
The incident drew a large law enforcement response to the soccer field, which is fenced off and has a concrete runway leading to a parking lot, KWCH reported.

— Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026

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