as in to steal
to steal money that you have been trusted with
He was caught embezzling money from his clients.
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Recent Examples of embezzle
In 2022, Livermore police investigated allegations a blackjack dealer was embezzling thousands of dollars worth of high-value poker chips at the Livermore Casino.
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Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 23 July 2025
Kim and her husband faced the heat in 2020 when they were convicted of embezzling some 5 billion won of company funds.
—Zinnia Lee, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
In the mid-2000s, his partners at The Dentistry accused him of supposedly stealing and embezzling money from the practice, per Rolling Stone.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 23 July 2025
The station accused its former general manager Jun Reina of embezzling from the station in another civil lawsuit seeking to seize Reina’s West Sacramento home.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 23 May 2025
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Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 23 July 2025
Kim and her husband faced the heat in 2020 when they were convicted of embezzling some 5 billion won of company funds.
—Zinnia Lee, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
In the mid-2000s, his partners at The Dentistry accused him of supposedly stealing and embezzling money from the practice, per Rolling Stone.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 23 July 2025
The station accused its former general manager Jun Reina of embezzling from the station in another civil lawsuit seeking to seize Reina’s West Sacramento home.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 23 May 2025
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Grace is coming off his scene stealing role as the villain in the Netflix drama The Waterfront, which also stars Maria Bello and Holt McCallany.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
7 Aug. 2025
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The Thunder star and Converse stole the show that weekend, making their presence felt all over the city with signage and an epic pop-up that gave fans a first look at the SHAI 001 in person.—
Nick Crain,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Our science worship has usurped the God worship of previous centuries, but ultimately points to Old Testament outcomes: Apocalypse, holocaust, and the fascistic desire to dominate.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Aug. 2025
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But those who believe crypto IPOs will usurp altcoin projects are only seeing half of the picture.—
Charles Wayn,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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The men fell out in 2007 after Epstein misappropriated at least $46 million from Wexner, the retail tycoon wrote in a 2020 letter.—
Giacomo Tognini,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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Misappropriation of lost property: Between 10:30 p.m. and 11 p.m., the victims used a ride share service to get to their home in the 18000 block of Vanderbilt Drive and left a cellular phone and a wallet in the car, which was misappropriated by the driver for a loss valued at approximately $1,150.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
6 July 2025
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“Embezzle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embezzle. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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