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\ ˈflēst 
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\Definition of fleeced
1 : covered with or as if with a fleece
2 of a textile : having a soft nap
Examples of fleeced in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web But draft picks have become part of the mix, largely because teams that give up the superior player cannot appear to have gotten fleeced.
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Jack Mccallum, SI.com, "A Clippers Summer: How L.A.’s ‘Other’ Team Stole the NBA Offseason," 9 July 2019 The company will reimburse the $87 million of public money already spent, so at least taxpayers won’t get fleeced.
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The Editorial Board, WSJ, "Another Subsidy Letdown," 15 Feb. 2019 And from the stands where season ticket holders feel fleeced?
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Bud Shaw, cleveland.com, "The Browns run a reverse in hiring John Dorsey as GM -- Bud Shaw," 8 Dec. 2017 Here’s how to shop a going out of business sale without getting fleeced.
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Keith Barry, USA TODAY, "Here’s how to get the best deals at a going out of business sale," 18 Sep. 2017 One of the fleeced Neoteric investors was an 86-year-old Minnesota resident who lost $50,000 and another was an 80-year-old Arizona resident who lost $25,000, Hu alleged.
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City News Service, Orange County Register, "2 Anaheim residents face felony charges for investment scheme, documents show," 3 Apr. 2017 The walls of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood are light blue and fleeced with clouds.
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Tom Junod, Esquire, "Can You Say...Hero?," 6 Apr. 2017
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The first known use of fleeced was in 1580
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