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as in to misrepresent
to use dishonest methods to achieve a goal
students who cheat on tests end up never knowing anything
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2
as in to lie
to be sexually unfaithful
he suspects that his girlfriend is cheating on him
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as in to disappoint
to fall short in satisfying the expectation or hope of
the daredevil survived his plunge over the falls with barely a scratch, having cheated death once again
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as in to squeeze
to rob by the use of trickery or threats
a despicable confidence man who heartlessly cheated elderly people out of their savings
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as in dodger
a dishonest person who uses clever means to cheat others out of something of value
a cheat at cards
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Recent Examples of cheat
Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 21 May 2026
But a subtler disruption is occurring underneath the cheating concerns and efficiency metrics.
—Shannon McKeen, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
This is like the cheat code for late-stage capitalism.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 3 Apr. 2026
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Verb
Honest behavior has to do with telling the truth, but also prevents cheating, stealing, misleading, promise-breaking, fraud, self-deception, hypocrisy, BS-ing.
—Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 21 May 2026
But a subtler disruption is occurring underneath the cheating concerns and efficiency metrics.
—Shannon McKeen, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Noun
The cheat gets his comeuppance.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
This is like the cheat code for late-stage capitalism.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 3 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cheat
Verb
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In a 255-page report, longtime pension writer and financial investigator Ted Siedle accused the California Public Employees’ Retirement System of misrepresenting the amount paid to Wall Street managers and withholding records about the fund’s investments.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
22 May 2026
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But Thomas’s focus on Wilson misrepresents his role in the Progressive movement.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
21 May 2026
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The story, set in rural California in the 1990s, opens as seventeen-year-old Cal finds the body of his high school classmate, Nora, lying across the train tracks.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 June 2026
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Others lay flat on the cold desert sand, getting tips on how to make their mobile phones take long-exposure pictures to see the galaxy gleaming overhead.—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
Verb
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But the final study results disappointed investors, and the drug has been limited to a subset of patients.—
Bloomberg,
Oc Register,
29 May 2026
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Some viewers were disappointed that the second season of House of the Dragon ended not with a bang, but a whimper.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
29 May 2026
Verb
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Freddie Freeman squeezed one inside the left-field foul pole in the first inning, his fourth home run in nine games (after hitting just one in the previous 35 games).—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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The bedroom is now its own separate space—one that Konieczny managed to squeeze more custom storage inside—and despite having to move the shower and toilet, the bathroom is much more functional as well.—
Nicolas Milon,
Architectural Digest,
30 May 2026
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Ukraine faces severe personnel shortages with around 200,000 military desertions and 2 million draft-dodgers, threatening its ability to sustain the war against Russia’s 2022 invasion.—
Kirsten Grieshaber,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2026
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Almost all other passengers dine at the Britannia Restaurant, and there’s also a buffet restaurant serving international cuisine, with options for vegans, vegetarians and dairy dodgers.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Capable of traveling at speeds exceeding Mach 5 while maneuvering in flight, these weapons are designed to compress enemy reaction times and evade many traditional missile defense systems.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
31 May 2026
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Aurora police said Belt-Stubblefield crashed into two vehicles while trying to evade the stop.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
30 May 2026
Verb
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High-end foundations get all the hype, but don’t sleep on the best drugstore foundations for mature skin.—
Jenny Berg,
Glamour,
29 May 2026
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The attacker on your network may not pause to sleep, strategize, or second-guess.—
Philip Martin,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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When Ava returns to hustle their luggage onto the train, her companion remains lost in thought.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
29 May 2026
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In a sense, bees went from wild foragers to shift workers, clocking in for bloom season as beekeepers hustled them from farm to farm.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 May 2026
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“Cheat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cheat. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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