as in cheated
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 defrauded
Federal authorities on Tuesday charged 10 Southern California defendants in a series of healthcare fraud schemes, including one case involving nearly $270 million in fraudulent Medi-Cal claims and another that allegedly defrauded Medicare out of approximately $27 million.
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Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
24 June 2026
No one was forced, no one was defrauded, and the price paid is their business and their risk to bear.
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Douglas P. McCormick,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
Among them was the founder of a major pyramid scheme that defrauded thousands of Colombians of their savings, as well as Alex Saab, a Colombian businessman with close ties to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, who was later extradited to the United States on money-laundering charges.
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John Otis,
NPR,
21 June 2026
Twice Basilio Aguirre built and lost a fortune, defrauded by business partners one time, the victim of Mexico’s economy the other.
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Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
10 June 2026
Demiana Khoury, Tran’s defense attorney, and Progressive Insurance Co,, which was named as the company that had been defrauded, did not respond to requests for comment.
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Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
10 June 2026
Through these tactics, the man was defrauded of around $4,000 in cash and a Rolex valued at roughly $7,000, the affidavit said.
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Sofia Saric,
Miami Herald,
28 May 2026
If money is spent improperly or defrauded away, much of it isn’t states’ own money.
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Rachel Sheffield,
Boston Herald,
26 May 2026
Other pharmaceutical manufacturers also have been defrauded in this rebate scheme, Lilly said, without naming them.
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Scott Zamost,paige Tortorelli,
CNBC,
20 May 2026
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
24 June 2026
No one was forced, no one was defrauded, and the price paid is their business and their risk to bear.
—
Douglas P. McCormick,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
Among them was the founder of a major pyramid scheme that defrauded thousands of Colombians of their savings, as well as Alex Saab, a Colombian businessman with close ties to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, who was later extradited to the United States on money-laundering charges.
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John Otis,
NPR,
21 June 2026
Twice Basilio Aguirre built and lost a fortune, defrauded by business partners one time, the victim of Mexico’s economy the other.
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Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
10 June 2026
Demiana Khoury, Tran’s defense attorney, and Progressive Insurance Co,, which was named as the company that had been defrauded, did not respond to requests for comment.
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Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
10 June 2026
Through these tactics, the man was defrauded of around $4,000 in cash and a Rolex valued at roughly $7,000, the affidavit said.
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Sofia Saric,
Miami Herald,
28 May 2026
If money is spent improperly or defrauded away, much of it isn’t states’ own money.
—
Rachel Sheffield,
Boston Herald,
26 May 2026
Other pharmaceutical manufacturers also have been defrauded in this rebate scheme, Lilly said, without naming them.
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Scott Zamost,paige Tortorelli,
CNBC,
20 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for defrauded
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The fans were cheated Sunday out of a chance to see an interesting pitching matchup between Shota Imanaga and Dylan Cease, the former Cubs farmhand and former White Sox pitcher.
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Looking the other way A 2020 study of 840 undergraduate college students found that 32% of them had cheated in some way on an exam.
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Its members were plucked from 120,000 international applicants to be rigorously trained, molded, and manufactured into international superstars through K-pop methodology.
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Editor Picks One way to weed through the pages and pages of deals is going straight to the Vogue editor picks section, to see what the team has hand-plucked across all categories.
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While the driver was unharmed, per the station, CBS affiliate KFDM-TV in Beaumont said its photographer was stung once while at the scene, according to KBTX.
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Drivers stung by high gas prices have enjoyed some welcome relief over recent weeks, however, even as the impact of the Iran war continues to choke off oil supply.
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The first inning looked promising as Yandy Diaz and Jonathan Aranda singled, and Cedric Mullins hustled his bunt attempt into a hit to load the bases.
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As bankers hustled behind closed doors to price the deal and reporters indicated a first price of as high as $175, SpaceX perp-traders on Hyperliquid were buying and selling futures as high as $180 around the opening bell and as low as $153 just before the first trade came in at $150.
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Like many European carmakers, it has been squeezed by fresh tariffs on its exports to the United States as well as struggling to counter the rise of Chinese electric vehicles manufacturers, including BYD.
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Until then, concern that the smartphone market would continue to be squeezed by memory chip shortages had led investors to take a cautious view on Qualcomm’s prospects.
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Now, Greg is screwed because, one week in, everyone is having a great time.
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No matter who ends up on the Iron Throne, the common people get screwed.
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While the men whom Chen allegedly swindled began to grow suspicious of her actions around 2024, the Clark County Marriage Bureau reported her to the police, resulting in the launch of an investigation around the same time.
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Aller swindled deal after deal on 2022 draft night, garnering future draft picks and getting off enough salary to sign Brunson and more.
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Some people in Israel say Netanyahu, in a way, deceived Trump.
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One is to emphasize Iago—the guileful, insinuating convincingness of this malicious supervillain, who works on Othello to the point where any reasonable man would be deceived and fooled and worked into a rage that can lead to such a catastrophe.
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“Defrauded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defrauded. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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