as in fraudulent
marked by, based on, or done by the use of dishonest methods to acquire something of value
every new technology has brought with it a raft of defrauding schemes that make full use of it
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as in swindling
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as in cheating
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 defrauding
Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Her alleged defrauding of the Jackson Health Foundation, however, extended well beyond Miami, according to an indictment and other court records.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 12 Aug. 2025
Dominic Patten, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2025
Chesley was accused of defrauding $42 million from his clients.
—Maia Anderson, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Nov. 2025
Defendants Patrick and Charles Boyd were convicted of defrauding the Food and Drug Administration by using their wholesale business to buy more than $90 million of illicit pharmaceutical drugs in other parts of the country and distribute them to unwitting customers in South Florida.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
After receiving his commutation, Santos expressed remorse for defrauding people and vowed to make improving the nation’s prisons his life’s work.
—Khalil Cumberbatch, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
In comparison, Elizabeth Holmes, who was convicted of defrauding investors in the Theranos case, reportedly ended up with a legal bill of roughly $30 million.
—Ken Sweet, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
After being expelled from the House on a strongly bipartisan vote, Santos pleaded guilty to defrauding his donors.
—St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Twin Cities, 24 Oct. 2025
Initially, Ament was attempting to withdraw his July 2022 guilty plea to defrauding a cannabis company.
—City News Service, Oc Register, 21 Oct. 2025
Investigators with Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin's office arrested seven people charged with defrauding Medicaid during the first half of October, according to a news release Monday.
—Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
And what could be more legitimate of a cause for removing a governor of the nation's central bank—which is, among other things, the lender of last resort to the country's financial institutions—than the alleged defrauding of those very financial institutions?
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Her alleged defrauding of the Jackson Health Foundation, however, extended well beyond Miami, according to an indictment and other court records.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 12 Aug. 2025
Verb
Diddy is now detained on the joint military base with the likes of ex-NBA star Sebastian Telfair (who was convicted in mid-2023 with over a dozen other players of defrauding the league’s healthcare plan for millions) and around 4,000 other inmates.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2025
Chesley was accused of defrauding $42 million from his clients.
—Maia Anderson, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Nov. 2025
Defendants Patrick and Charles Boyd were convicted of defrauding the Food and Drug Administration by using their wholesale business to buy more than $90 million of illicit pharmaceutical drugs in other parts of the country and distribute them to unwitting customers in South Florida.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
After receiving his commutation, Santos expressed remorse for defrauding people and vowed to make improving the nation’s prisons his life’s work.
—Khalil Cumberbatch, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
In comparison, Elizabeth Holmes, who was convicted of defrauding investors in the Theranos case, reportedly ended up with a legal bill of roughly $30 million.
—Ken Sweet, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
After being expelled from the House on a strongly bipartisan vote, Santos pleaded guilty to defrauding his donors.
—St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Twin Cities, 24 Oct. 2025
Initially, Ament was attempting to withdraw his July 2022 guilty plea to defrauding a cannabis company.
—City News Service, Oc Register, 21 Oct. 2025
Investigators with Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin's office arrested seven people charged with defrauding Medicaid during the first half of October, according to a news release Monday.
—Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for defrauding
Adjective
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Such fraudulent science can slow medical progress and delay vital treatment, The Scientist reported, especially when, as in this case, journals rarely took steps to correct the record.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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The illegality generated more than $1 billion in fraudulent claims to Medicare and Medicaid.—
Kevin G. Hall,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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But like his predecessor, this Frankenstein is just as obsessed with immortality and cheating death through science.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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Gen Z is 'monkey barring' — not cheating.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Matthiessen, not without reason, portrays the Bureau as paranoid, dishonest, and in league with corporate interests.—
Maggie Doherty,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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For that incredibly dishonest assessment that actually did a disservice to the country, Obama is held up to widespread praise by Democrats and others, even winning the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009.—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
11 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Bagail 6-piece Compression Packing Cube Set is just $19 and a game-changer for squeezing extra outfits into a carry-on.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Nov. 2025
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To check for ripeness, start by squeezing the fruit—ripe mangos should give slightly under pressure without feeling overly soft or mushy.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
8 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The title-winning standard has been lower in recent years; City won it with 86, 93, 89 and 91 points between 2020-21 and 2023-24 and Liverpool with 84 points last season, but some of those totals give a false impression.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
8 Nov. 2025
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The month prior, she was sentenced to one year and nine months in prison for using marijuana while owning a firearm and making false statements about drug use, per the newspaper.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
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On Canal Street on Thursday morning, lost tourists tripped over commuters hustling out of the subway, the grates on the souvenir stores went up, but most of the street vendors were still missing.—
Matthew Sedacca,
Curbed,
23 Oct. 2025
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The on-field swings were such a rarity that he was cheered on by Roberts, the Dodgers’ coaching staff and a handful of teammates and his walkup song (Michael Buble’s ‘Feeling Good’) blasted from the sound system briefly, sending photographers and cameramen hustling into action.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Recipes from Valencia took me back to an afternoon lounging in the lawns near The City of Arts and Sciences, staring at orange trees, plucking pieces of rabbit from paella with my fingers, and swirling toast into olive oil.—
Jamila Robinson,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
31 Oct. 2025
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When not plucking away at a keyboard, Madison teaches yoga and mountain bikes with her two Australian shepherds, Cholla and Poppy, through Missoula's Rattlesnake Wilderness.—
Madison Dapcevich,
Outside,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Rather than rob the story of its teeth, this enabled me to explore the pain, loneliness and personal demons of my characters with sympathy rather than stinging bite.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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Seawater keeps the jellyfish’s stinging capsules inert.—
Taryn White,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Defrauding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defrauding. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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