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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
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
Jay Cooke, who had once been lionized for his role in financing the Union victory, was attacked in the press and accused of cheating ordinary Americans out of their savings.
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John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
Oren Uziel,
IndieWire,
1 June 2026
Finally, a Thin-and-Light Built for Gaming Gaming and anti-cheat and are both getting native support on Arm, marking a huge improvement for that growing segment of the Windows universe.
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Brian Westover,
PC Magazine,
1 June 2026
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Verb
The 28-year-old woman and Cooper were both arrested on criminal mischief charges after court documents indicate an argument over cell phones and accusations made by the woman that Cooper had been cheating.
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Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
Jay Cooke, who had once been lionized for his role in financing the Union victory, was attacked in the press and accused of cheating ordinary Americans out of their savings.
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John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
Noun
Surprising but inevitable is the key to great writing, and Nick Cage is the human cheat code.
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Oren Uziel,
IndieWire,
1 June 2026
Finally, a Thin-and-Light Built for Gaming Gaming and anti-cheat and are both getting native support on Arm, marking a huge improvement for that growing segment of the Windows universe.
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Brian Westover,
PC Magazine,
1 June 2026
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Other videos also misrepresented the earnings users could have made on parallel bets, the Journal's report found.
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Prosecutors say Chartraw, who also has ties to Lodi, built trust through personal and professional relationships by using false account statements to misrepresent data for additional investment funds.
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Is she preoccupied by what she’s already lost — or by how much fighting lies ahead?
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The significance of the patent lies less in the engine itself and more in how power moves through the vehicle.
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Colombia held Ronaldo in check all night Saturday, surely disappointing his legion of fans.
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If management has disappointed.
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Ecuador beat Germany 2-1 in its final group-play match to squeeze into the knockout stages for just the second time, advancing as a third-place team.
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There was Paris squeezed between meetings on a fleeting work trip.
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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.
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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.
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Iran was evading our sanctions, threatening its neighbors and refusing to take steps that would definitively limit its nuclear program.
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On Friday afternoon a small plane appeared to evade some of the world’s strictest aviation controls and slam into the tallest skyscraper in Beijing, the 109-story CITIC Tower that dominates the city’s skyline, killing the pilot and injuring 13 other people.
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If that’s not impressive enough, it’s made from 100 percent cotton, so you’re guaranteed to sleep soundly all year long.
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As night fell, about 50 demonstrators remained sleeping at the site.
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Shehadeh, a son of Palestinian immigrants, learned to hustle from his hard-working but largely absent father.
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The few that didn’t have hustled to catch up.
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“Cheat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cheat. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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