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
Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 25 July 2025
The collection will include men’s and women’s apparel and headwear, including swimwear, board shorts, volleys, fleeces, Ts, hats among other items.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 15 July 2025
Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 15 May 2025
Bell, where five former council members and two city staffers were convicted in the mid-2010s of fleecing residents for decades.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
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Noun
In Milan, this was evident in the number of elegant colors and soft textures such as cotton fleece, which Voyer said stood out with a 25 percent increase from last summer.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 25 July 2025
The collection will include men’s and women’s apparel and headwear, including swimwear, board shorts, volleys, fleeces, Ts, hats among other items.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 15 July 2025
Verb
After the property sale, Graham started fleecing his mother while transferring money from her New York bank and brokerage accounts into his own checking account in Miami, according to a factual statement filed with his plea agreement.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 15 May 2025
Bell, where five former council members and two city staffers were convicted in the mid-2010s of fleecing residents for decades.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fleece
Noun
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The superfine merino wool native to Patagonia is a particular focus for the brand, and also shows up in iterations of its zipped Gaucho bomber jacket.—
Eric Twardzik,
Robb Report,
8 Aug. 2025
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The quirky Stormy Kromer hat made in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula will soon be spotted on college campuses -- specifically 18 universities across Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin as new wool caps bearing each school’s logo and colors.—
Carol Cain,
Freep.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Verb
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This year has already seen examples of AI systems willing to deceive, cheat and steal to achieve their goals.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
13 Aug. 2025
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And rebuilding trust – as anyone knows who has lied or cheated – is far harder than protecting it.—
Teresa Ghilarducci,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The props are all there, the T-shirts, the hair, the tattoos, the sunglasses, the fingerless gloves, the AC/DC and Megadeth posters, MTV.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Aug. 2025
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Commercially produced l-cysteine is primarily derived from duck feathers and the hair of humans and hogs.—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Ewers was impressive finding A.J. Henning on one throw and squeezed a pass into a tight window to running back Ollie Gordon II.—
David Furones,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Aug. 2025
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To squeeze all this into exactly 100 days between Wrexham staging a promotion party after last season had ended and Tuesday’s cup tie against Hull is impressive.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
15 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Pieces from Stock are often plucked by stylists for celebrity editorials for Vanity Fair, Esquire and GQ.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
6 Aug. 2025
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Unlike many popular artists, she was never classically trained or in any other bands, nor was she plucked from obscurity to perform assembly-line creations.—
Holden Seidlitz,
New Yorker,
5 Aug. 2025
Verb
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As for the number of people stung, the beach patrol doesn’t have numbers.—
Todd Karpovich,
Baltimore Sun,
30 July 2025
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The other hallmark symptoms include swelling—especially around the lips, eyelids or extremities—and a burning or stinging sensation in affected areas.—
Elizabeth Yuko,
Flow Space,
23 July 2025
Verb
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This was where Leclerc’s innate ability to hustle a car through a qualifying lap and extract every last ounce of pace made all the difference.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
2 Aug. 2025
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She’s been hustling on brand deals as well, some that have, like the American Eagle campaign, landed with some controversy.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Aug. 2025
Verb
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And since this show isn’t called Gareth: Resurrection, Dexter overtakes him and sticks the broken glass into the man’s neck.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
15 Aug. 2025
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The vast majority of the 15,000-plus who packed Pine Knob were happy to stick it out for the sentimental, sing-along ride.—
Brian McCollum,
Freep.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Fleece.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fleece. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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