as in to cheat
to rob by the use of trickery or threats
senior citizens generally were too smart to fall for the fast-talking salesman's attempts to defraud them
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Recent Examples of defraud
The scheme ultimately defrauded the U.S. Treasury of more than $10 million.
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Brian Sloan, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2025
The four were accused of conspiracy to defraud; wire fire; conspiracy to commit honest services wire fraud; honest service wire fraud; and conspiracy to commit extortion.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2025
Matt has plenty of reasons to be stressed right now, and his frustration comes out during a meeting with a client guilty of defrauding teachers.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 9 Apr. 2025
The letter came a month after several Republican senators raised concerns with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) handling of the case against the cryptocurrency company DEBT Box, which is accused of defrauding investors of at least $49 million.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 8 Apr. 2025
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Brian Sloan, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2025
The four were accused of conspiracy to defraud; wire fire; conspiracy to commit honest services wire fraud; honest service wire fraud; and conspiracy to commit extortion.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2025
Matt has plenty of reasons to be stressed right now, and his frustration comes out during a meeting with a client guilty of defrauding teachers.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 9 Apr. 2025
The letter came a month after several Republican senators raised concerns with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) handling of the case against the cryptocurrency company DEBT Box, which is accused of defrauding investors of at least $49 million.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for defraud
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There's a problem these players aren't punished enough for cheating.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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And right when they're embroiled in the ensuing messy separation, new DNA evidence surfaces in Adam's case, the woman Bob cheated with turns up missing, and just like that, Sarah's back in the spotlight.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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For years, researchers have been experimenting with quantization techniques that squeeze their neural network weights into smaller memory envelopes.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
18 Apr. 2025
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Mike Pavlik, whose family lived across the alley behind ours and who was the leadoff batter on our softball team, squeezed my arm.—
David McGrath,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Apr. 2025
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Each piece at the Vogue Vintage Market comes with a backstory—whether it’s been plucked from the runway, worn by a cultural icon, or handpicked by one of Vogue’s closest friends.—
Lilah Ramzi,
Vogue,
18 Mar. 2025
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The actual smell of violet petals isn’t the result of plucking the flower to extract the fragrance.—
Fiona Embleton,
Glamour,
18 Mar. 2025
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And, much like their Trust counterparts, Book’s lobbying staff hustles, often literally, to keep up with their boss.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
20 Mar. 2025
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Houston dominated the boards and recorded an impressive 11 steals as the Cougars hustled to the very end.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN,
20 Mar. 2025
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Hit the ball too far up the handle, or off the end of the head, and the bat will flex and vibrate, transferring less energy to the ball and stinging the batter’s hands.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2025
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Pets who have an encounter with stinging caterpillars will need a vet visit ASAP.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
1 Apr. 2025
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But as, as the brilliant evolutionary psychologist Geoffrey Miller notes, our capacities to judge competence have evolved, so too have our capacities to deceive others about it.—
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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And Ken claims to be a man of faith but uses fake Uber accounts to meet his girlfriend and deceive his family.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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Discredited art adviser Lisa Schiff, who last year pleaded guilty to bilking her blue-chip clients out of $6.5 million, has been sentenced to thirty months in prison, to be followed by two years of supervised release.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
19 Mar. 2025
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Adams bilked the city's public campaign finance program and received $100,000 in free travel to France, China, Sri Lanka, India, Hungary, and Turkey, according to the indictment.—
Bart Jansen,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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In the Netherlands, a QR code scam exploited a legitimate feature within a mobile banking application to swindle the bank’s customers.—
David G.W. Birch,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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It was also revealed by Natasha Dye of People that the man who swindled Howard out of a small fortune has recently been given an extensive prison sentence for his crimes.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Apr. 2025
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“Defraud.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defraud. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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