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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 deception couldn’t come at a worse time for America’s debt.
    Thomas Kahn, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2025
  • Unlike earlier studies that uncovered evasion or deception, this research exposed a more alarming phenomenon: models calculating that unethical behavior was a justifiable strategy for survival.
    Hamilton Mann, Forbes.com, 29 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
  • Channel imaginative ideas or simply enjoy lying low more now.
    Kyle Thomas, People.com, 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
  • According to Orly Mazur, a tax specialist and associate professor at SMU Dedman School of Law, more people are likely willing to risk being dishonest when filing taxes.
    Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
  • And worse yet, someone might be dishonest with you.
    Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • That they are aimed at reducing abuse, waste and fraud.
    Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • The charges arose from what law enforcement officials described as a nationwide operation that also resulted in the seizure of financial accounts, websites and laptops that were used to carry out the fraud.
    CBS News, CBS News, 1 July 2025
Noun
  • The response made mention of the allegations against Fleming of misconduct.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2025
  • The county’s voters in March passed Measure A, which granted the supervisors the ability to oust Sheriff Christina Corpus for misconduct.
    Mercury News Editorial, Mercury News, 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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