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black market
noun as in illegal commerce
adjective as in underground, contraband
verb as in sell illegally
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Weak matches
Example Sentences
“It is a frequent strategy for the black-market organizers to hide behind the labor force and remain shielded from law enforcement,” LaRue said.
And so, the German authorities promptly sent a man they took to be a boy to a children’s home 45 minutes’ drive from the German capital, where Thanh quickly got to work, selling black-market cigarettes in the local town.
A woman takes a black-market drug in order to create a younger, more beautiful version of herself.
A black-market dealer, who did not want to be named, said people sell their finds illegally to avoid taxes and to ensure quick payments.
Supporters say that a more comfortable recreational weed culture will help reinvigorate California nightlife and boost profits for the state’s highly taxed, highly regulated legal cannabis dispensaries, which compete with black-market sellers.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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