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as in misrepresented
to use dishonest methods to achieve a goal
students who cheat on tests end up never knowing anything
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as in slept
to be sexually unfaithful
he suspects that his girlfriend is cheating on him
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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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as in stung
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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Recent Examples of cheated
The fractures within the group, however — with some of the cast siding with Ariana Madix (who’d been cheated on), and others agreeing to film with Tom Sandoval (who had cheated) — made filming for Season 11 mostly unsustainainable.
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Kate Aurthur, Variety, 3 Nov. 2025
Overall, prosecutors allege the nearly three-dozen defendants cheated unfortunate players out of at least $7 million.
—Ben Brachfeld, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
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
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
Kate Aurthur, Variety, 3 Nov. 2025
Overall, prosecutors allege the nearly three-dozen defendants cheated unfortunate players out of at least $7 million.
—Ben Brachfeld, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cheated
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Atkins also found that Jenkins and his practice misrepresented their qualifications and standard of care.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
7 Nov. 2025
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But for many years, her contributions went unacknowledged or were misrepresented.—
Deborah Unger,
Scientific American,
5 Nov. 2025
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The couple slept on a filthy mattress on the floor with their 4-year-old son, Stephano.—
Daniel Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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For this story, our editors and contributors tested their luxury pillows in their own homes for at least a month (our minimum testing time frame), but most of them have been slept on for nearly six months to get a true gauge of how these models hold up over time.—
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
31 Oct. 2025
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Still, people in the comments were disappointed that the woman broke his trust by going through his things.—
Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
10 Nov. 2025
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Most recently, the company’s third-quarter earnings report left a lot of investors disappointed about its strategic transition, with weaker-than-expected revenue and no specific financial guidance for the upcoming fiscal year.—
Kenneth Squire,
CNBC,
8 Nov. 2025
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An American teacher and his teenage son have been stung to death while on holiday in Laos.—
Christian Orozco,
NBC news,
5 Nov. 2025
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An American father and son died after being stung by a swarm of hornets while ziplining in Southeast Asia, local officials confirmed.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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The influx of outside cash has distorted the real estate markets in these cities, driving up the price of housing and driving out local residents in cities like Miami that are favored by investors and foreign buyers.—
Karen Wang,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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Dynamics could feel distorted, revealing and maybe a little shocking.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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All that was between him and a defender was Stafford, who hustled to get into position before offering a chicken wing of a block.—
Nate Atkins,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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But Boberg, a freshman defender, hustled to the goal line to block the attempt.—
Mike Cook,
Twin Cities,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Bears quarterback Caleb Williams hit tight end Colston Loveland with a pass and the tight end barely evaded two Bengals defenders, who hit each other instead of Loveland.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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The Bills shut down Patrick Mahomes and evaded the Chiefs for the fifth straight time in the regular season to improve to a secure 6-2 mark.—
Torrey Hart,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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An all-star cast plucked from different corners of the pop culture firmament leads Ryan Murphy's All's Fair, a Hulu legal drama about female divorce attorneys who open their own practice.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Nov. 2025
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Such is life in Marthaland, where homemaking tasks are plucked from the realm of everyday drudgery and elevated to a pure pursuit of excellence.—
Hannah Goldfield,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Cheated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cheated. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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