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
The conspiracy case against Michel stemmed from the musician’s relationship with Malaysian financier Jho Low, who’s accused of embezzling at least $4.5 billion from the 1MDB Malaysian development fund.
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2025
Its owner, Derek Fisher, was unavailable when reached by NBC News on Saturday, but told The Boston Globe this week that Long was suspected of embezzling about $660,000 from the business over three years since January 2023.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 31 Aug. 2025
Taylor continued to embezzle funds from the charity even after his arrest in June 2024, according to the DOJ.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2025
In the mid-2000s, Rudolph's partners at The Dentistry accused him of embezzling money from their practice, Rolling Stone reported.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2025
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2025
Its owner, Derek Fisher, was unavailable when reached by NBC News on Saturday, but told The Boston Globe this week that Long was suspected of embezzling about $660,000 from the business over three years since January 2023.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 31 Aug. 2025
Taylor continued to embezzle funds from the charity even after his arrest in June 2024, according to the DOJ.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2025
In the mid-2000s, Rudolph's partners at The Dentistry accused him of embezzling money from their practice, Rolling Stone reported.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for embezzle
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Baltasar Rodriguez had stolen the ball from an Atlanta defender and crossed the ball to Messi.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
12 Oct. 2025
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Look no further than Saturday’s Game 5, when both the Cubs and Brewers used an opener followed by a bulk reliever, and rookie Misiorowski stole the show with four strong innings to help the Brewers advance.—
Chad Jennings,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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Tata Sons followed this with an equally detailed press release accusing Mistry of running the business badly and even trying to usurp control of operating companies.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
10 Oct. 2025
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As Craigslist, Google, and Facebook usurped most of what newspapers counted on for ad revenue, my beloved industry cratered in all but the urban power centers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Oct. 2025
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Last year, a Yolo County criminal grand jury indicted Trauernicht on a charge of misappropriating public funds while working for the University of California, Davis.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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Those counts include forgery, theft of movable property greater than $100,000, misappropriating identification information to obtain money, money laundering over $100,000, and fraud against a financial institution over $100,000.—
Erik S. Hanley,
jsonline.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Embezzle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embezzle. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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