as in to cheat
to rob by the use of trickery or threats
swindlers who use the telephone to fleece senior citizens out of their savings
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Recent Examples of fleece
David Greig
september 15, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
In 2000, the company sold twenty-six million of these eighteen-dollar fleeces in Japan, enough to clothe more than twenty per cent of the country’s population.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2025
Taxpayers are fleeced, boldly and out in the open.
—Frank Ricci, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Our colorful luggage, bright fleeces, grey hair and comfortable shoes feel odd amongst these sad walls.
—David Greig
september 15, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
In 2000, the company sold twenty-six million of these eighteen-dollar fleeces in Japan, enough to clothe more than twenty per cent of the country’s population.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
Now more than ever, Uncle Sam will be looking for courageous insiders to step forward to ensure that the promise to treat disease doesn’t become an opportunity to fleece taxpayers instead.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2025
Taxpayers are fleeced, boldly and out in the open.
—Frank Ricci, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fleece
Noun
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Cue the standout white coat crafted from a blend of cashmere and ultra-fine wool, which came with three-dimensional flowers blossoming on the sleeves.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
29 Sep. 2025
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Learn to spin, knit, crochet, weave, needle felt and process wool.—
Caroline Ritzie,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
28 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Job interviews are getting complicated in the age of AI, as ways to cheat the process proliferate.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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But in the premiere, his relentless enthusiasm and chipper choice to cheat won me over.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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What isn’t as easy to see, though, is that for all the hair-on-fire play once the ball is snapped, Hufanga is exactly the opposite between plays.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
30 Sep. 2025
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Attendees can also expect kid-friendly activities, including hair braiding, glow-in-the-dark face painting, accessory booths, photo booths, and giant inflatable mascots on the dance floor.—
Charlie Vargas,
Oc Register,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Reds squeezed into the third wild-card slot for their first playoff appearance in five years.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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Some people who have bought homes in the last few years feel squeezed by monthly payments that leave little cash left over.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Ortega, 22, hit the red carpet in a look plucked straight from Givenchy's runway show, which featured several oversized jewels that draped against her chest and upper body.—
Starr Bowenbank,
PEOPLE,
24 Sep. 2025
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You got plucked from obscurity to do this project.—
Chris Lee,
Vulture,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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These pretty pink jellyfish are carnivorous and have stinging tentacles that can reach up to 70 feet long.—
Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
25 Sep. 2025
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Congressional Democrats feel stung by the mass layoffs and program cuts that followed the last stopgap spending deal in March.—
Ronald J. Hansen,
AZCentral.com,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Jackson hustles to his seat in the audience, dead center, behind the main cameras as the chat begins.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
30 Sep. 2025
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The costume department hustles to reattach a limping sole as the star breathes through the heat.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Zandi isn’t alone in decrying how stuck the housing market has become.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
27 Sep. 2025
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One attendee, who stuck in Linklater’s memory, was a philosophy major.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Fleece.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fleece. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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