Thesaurus results for CHOUSED

choused

verb

past tense of chouse

as in cheated

to rob by the use of trickery or threats an open-air bazaar where generations of unwary tourists have been choused

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Not to be cheated in front of the largest assembly of Hall of Famers since the 2008 All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium, Schwarber flew out twice to deep center field.

— Dan Hayes, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Bo told Lu that if the audit produced evidence that he had been cheated, Wang should go to prison.

— Hailey Wang, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of cheated

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Doubs plucked the ball over Gonzalez, who had successfully backed him near the boundary but couldn’t box out the 6-foot-2 receiver entirely.

— Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 10 Aug. 2026
The bass player plucked each of his instrument’s four strings, one at a time, while turning the corresponding tuning pegs.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of plucked

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But attorneys and housing advocates who work with struggling homeowners say household budgets are being squeezed from several directions.

— Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 11 Aug. 2026
Io is repeatedly squeezed and stretched by Jupiter and the gravitational pulls of neighboring moons Europa and Ganymede.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 11 Aug. 2026

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The over-all technical director, Oscar Lopez, whose day job entails managing events at Resorts World, hustled crews carefully among setups and sites.

— Paige Williams, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
During a break Saturday, Freeling hustled home and caught two episodes before returning to the hotel where the rookies and younger players stay during camp ahead of curfew.

— Joseph Person, New York Times, 27 July 2026

Definition of hustled

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The hardest physical part was actually taking down the old blinds, which had been screwed tightly into the window frame years prior.

— Scott Kramer, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
But the war needs to end because every day that the war continues, America gets weaker, Iran gets stronger, and people here in the United States get screwed, as prices go up, and up and up.

— NBC news, NBC news, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of screwed

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Exports were the main driver of growth, with shipments from the country beating expectations for all three months of the quarter.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026
Bruno Damiani scored his first two goals of the season, 16-year-old Cavan Sullivan had two assists and the Philadelphia Union rallied from two goals down to beat New York City FC 3-2 on Sunday night at Yankee Stadium.

— CBS New York Team, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026

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