pirate
noun
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
pirated
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past participleof pirate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof pirate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
piratenouna person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
Example Sentences
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Anthropic agreed to pay $1.5 billion to settle the portion of the case connected to the pirated works.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
The biggest players in Silicon Valley are building data centers to more efficiently run copyright-infringement machines built on terabytes of pirated material.
From Salon ● Aug. 3, 2026
Although the judge said Anthropic could use authors’ works for training, he backed the payout for acquiring and storing pirated books.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Due to its global popularity, football has been found to be pirated at an "industrial scale", according to analysts.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
On board the ship, the speakers are playing an electronic track pirated from an unreleased Frankie Dena album.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
