cheated

past tense of cheat
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as in disappointed
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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Recent Examples of cheated James' office probed allegations that the organization inflated the former president's net worth by billions of dollars and cheated lenders and others with false and misleading financial statements. Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2025 Learn about the latest scam that has cheated companies out of millions. Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025 When Swift acts in a way that is seemingly out of character, audiences feel cheated. Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025 Earlier video models often cheated to satisfy prompts, with objects teleporting or morphing unnaturally. Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2025 Around the time that the reunion aired, however, allegations that Pepe cheated began to circulate. Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025 Passed over to his hapless son (Dacre Montgomery), our (anti-)hero wires a shotgun to his head and takes him hostage, claiming that the organization’s business maneuvers cheated him out of a substantial fortune. Radhika Seth, Vogue, 5 Sep. 2025 The federal charges were dropped on the basis that the incentive programs the developers allegedly cheated were unconstitutional to begin with because of their focus on minority- and woman-owned businesses. Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2025 Still, the timing and the fact that Hines cheated at all is a major setback. Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cheated
Verb
  • The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute said the ad misrepresented the former president’s words.
    Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Now, both the church leader and congregant say the post misrepresented what happened.
    Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Their everyday lives consisted of slogging through an intense tour schedule and stuffing all four members into one hotel room — sometimes, lead singer Patrick Stump, bassist Pete Wentz, guitarist Joe Trohman, and drummer Andy Hurley even slept on the hotel room floor.
    Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Her friends slept on the floor in her dorm room beside her.
    Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Dolfans have literally suffered this season -- been disappointed and even angered by it.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Boeing said it was disappointed by the result and noted the vote had been a close one.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • John Kell Amazon Web Services stung by massive outage.
    John Kell, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Gaia sent a giant scorpion to stop Orion, who was stung and died.
    Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • These frequent misrepresentations can damage trust not only in the systems themselves but also in news organizations whose content is being distorted.
    Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Some items may become distorted or break down over time if washed with the wrong materials.
    Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But Boberg, a freshman defender, hustled to the goal line to block the attempt.
    Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Inside the final 51 seconds of regulation, Durham flung a pass to Proctor, who hustled all the way into the end zone to complete the 60-yard touchdown pass.
    Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But this freedom evaded Russia because the Soviet system was never fully dismantled.
    Kathleen Collins, Twin Cities, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Data from the agency estimates that 33% of bus riders evaded paying fares in 2025.
    Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Pieces from Stock are often plucked by stylists for celebrity editorials for Vanity Fair, Esquire and GQ.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 24 Oct. 2025
  • This faux Dunhill Fir is designed to look and feel like a tree plucked straight off the lot, without the single-season lifespan or mess of shedding needles.
    Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025

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