Thesaurus results for BILKING

bilking

verb

present participle of bilk

as in cheating

to rob by the use of trickery or threats an investigation revealed that the garage had been bilking motorists for repairs that had never been made

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Recent Examples of bilking Through letters, Ulisses charms lonely women, bilking them of money and possessions. — Hamilton Cain, Time, 7 July 2026 Elsaid is accused of bilking the medical assistance program out of over $182,000, while Agwa is accused of swindling over $94,000 from the program. — Riley Moser, CBS News, 23 June 2026 In 2019, a couple was charged with embezzlement and exploiting the elderly for bilking buyers in six Western North Carolina counties out of millions of dollars for log homes. — Amber Gaudet, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2026 Murdaugh, 57, will remain in prison, however, after being sentenced on dozens of state and federal charges for bilking millions from his former law firm and clients for more than a decade. — Pilar Melendez, NBC news, 14 May 2026 Yassin and Stevens are the first drivers to face any criminal repercussions for allegedly bilking the program. — Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 11 Feb. 2026 Former Jackson Health Foundation COO Charmaine Gatlin pled guilty to bilking millions in charity funds. — Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 15 Dec. 2025 Holmes was convicted in 2022 of four counts of felony fraud for bilking investors in her now-defunct Palo Alto blood-testing startup out of hundreds of millions of dollars via false claims about the technology. — Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2025 After investigating, the agency arrested eight people for rigging the game by controlling the distribution of the high prize pieces into circulation, bilking more than $20 million from the fast food chain. — Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025

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In March, the owner of a Colorado funeral home was sentenced to 18 years in prison for mishandling nearly 190 dead bodies, cheating customers and defrauding the federal government through loan applications.

— Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026
Trump has been accused of cheating at golf many times, but some pro golfers have praised his game.

— Tom D'Angelo, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of cheating

Verb

Devers, who finished with three hits, eschewed his power for small ball in the fifth, laying down a surprise bunt for a single, then hustling home on Susac’s sacrifice fly.

— Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 31 July 2026
These slim-fit mid-rise joggers look perfect for hustling around a busy airport, but are also stylish enough to wear while sightseeing.

— Kaitlin Gates, Travel + Leisure, 10 July 2026

Definition of hustling

Verb

Dramatic photos taken from the scene show a firefighter on a tower ladder plucking a panicked child from a fire escape.

— Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2026
Now, Yupia appears on Khramov’s debut album, where the horse literally makes music by strumming guitars with his nose and plucking strings with his teeth.

— Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of plucking

Verb

The downside is that the active ingredients can trigger stinging, breakouts or reactions in people with sensitive skin.

— Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
The 21-year-old grows more confident when starting on the left wing, stinging the outside of Rosenborg’s goalpost wth a solid effort in the 28th minute.

— Carl Anka, New York Times, 25 July 2026

Definition of stinging

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The breeze was screwing with the sound system, and the temperature dropped abruptly.

— Lily Goldberg, Pitchfork, 26 June 2026
America’s favorite sport is not football, or soccer, but screwing over sports fans, which is why FIFA should hold its World Cup in the United States permanently.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 June 2026

Definition of screwing

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Connor likens this case, about schools defrauding borrowers, to the historic settlement against Big Tobacco.

— Cory Turner, NPR, 31 July 2026
Jason Cloth, a Canadian financier with executive producer credits on dozens of films like Joker, Licorice Pizza and House of Gucci, has been indicted for allegedly defrauding investors out of $100 million.

— Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 29 July 2026

Definition of defrauding

Verb

The family is also adamant that they were told by the hospital that by the time Lopez-Cornejo arrived there on Saturday, his heart was no longer beating.

— Armando Garcia, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
The Giants then pulled off one more buzzer-beating trade by flipping reliever Erik Miller for infielder and former first-rounder Marcelo Mayer, their fifth and final trade of the day.

— Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2026

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