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cheating

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verb

present participle of cheat
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as in disappointing
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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cheating

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adjective

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Recent Examples of cheating
Adjective
Lars Baron/Getty Images/Getty Images Europe The ski jumping world remains embroiled in controversy stemming from a cheating scandal that was announced this week, initially involving a few members of the Norwegian team. Manuela López Restrepo, NPR, 14 Mar. 2025 Netflix’s first season of Temptation Island was filled with cheating men, frustrated women, and lots of flashing red lights as folks repeatedly hooked up in an outdoor tent. Dalton Ross, EW.com, 13 Mar. 2025 Shumpert’s cheating scandals and arrests for DUI and weed possession didn’t help matters. Zoe Guy, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025 There are some points gained for not cheating. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025 Turns out that the stepwise reasoning was insidiously worded by the AI to avoid tipping its hand that a cheating effort was underway. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025 The Norwegian Ski Federation suspended a ski jumping coach and an equipment manager over their alleged role in a cheating scandal which shook the world championships this weekend. Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 10 Mar. 2025 Norway is one of the traditional powers in ski jumping, and the cheating attempt at its home world championships has caused a massive outcry in a country that prides itself on its winter sports prowess. Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 10 Mar. 2025 Speaking at a press conference on Sunday, Jan-Erik Aalbu, the general manager of the Norwegian Ski Federation, admitted that the manipulation of the suits amounted to cheating. George Ramsay, CNN, 10 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cheating
Noun
  • This stylization gives her a veneer of being disarmingly kind; but ultimately, is a form of deception that caused Sophie to fatally trust this person.
    Tiffany Leigh, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
  • Codenamed Operation Midnight Hammer, the overnight mission relied on deception, aerial refueling, and near-total radio silence to hit Iran's Fordo and Natanz enrichment facilities—sites that had withstood weeks of sustained Israeli attacks.
    Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • Every look with such an irregular desire is in our Savior’s opinion a virtual adultery. . . .
    Merve Emre, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
  • The sixth commandment in Catholic teaching prohibits adultery.
    Ruth Graham, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Verb
  • Channel imaginative ideas or simply enjoy lying low more now.
    Kyle Thomas, People.com, 13 Apr. 2025
  • But lying about Social Security isn’t new.
    Stanley S. Litow, New York Daily News, 13 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Pope made sure to share the celebration again, jogging to find his wife and daughters behind the bench for a long embrace before hustling to a TV interview.
    Jesse Temple, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Rayah Marshall attacked the rim before hustling to the back of the player’s line.
    Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Avoid generic, spammy tactics, over-automation or dishonest ploys.
    Samuel Darwin, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
  • The reasons for such concerns start with the shockingly dishonest campaign for Proposition 1A, the 2008 state ballot measure allocating $9.95 billion in bond seed money for a network of bullet trains linking Los Angeles and San Francisco.
    U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • The government push comes despite a Senate probe in May that revealed the labor program was fraught with problems including the commercial exploitation of job seekers, fraud, and poor working conditions overseas.
    Martin K.N Siele, semafor.com, 20 June 2025
  • The truth is that almost all the fraud, waste and abuse in the health care system comes from the billing and payment processes and skyrocketing prices, not from people who rely on Medicaid for essential care.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • The response made mention of the allegations against Fleming of misconduct.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2025
  • On Friday, Paniagua was being held in a county jail on a $10,000 bond on felony misconduct and perjury charges, according to online sheriff’s office records.
    David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 27 June 2025
Verb
  • The driver was arrested on charges of unlawful gun possession and evading police and booked at the Sacramento County Juvenile Hall.
    Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Chau paid local fishermen to take him near North Sentinel Island, evading the exclusion zone.
    Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025

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