as in stole
to steal money that you have been trusted with
He was caught embezzling money from his clients.
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Recent Examples of embezzled
The former Dixon comptroller embezzled nearly $54 million from the tiny town to fund a lavish lifestyle.
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Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025
About six years after Jackson deposited her inheritance in the bank, the Star reported that a bank employee siphoned her account and embezzled about $700,000.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 26 Jan. 2025
Among the total losses, $12 billion was ruled to have been embezzled, for which Lan was sentenced to death.
—Kathleen Magramo, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
Tweed and his ring had embezzled millions of dollars from the city budget, lived large, and came down hard after enemies leaked evidence of their wrongdoing to the Times.
—Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024
Prosecutors allege Miller embezzled more than $47,000 in union funds in the custody and control of the Bank of Ann Arbor by issuing about 38 unauthorized checks to himself and forging the signature of the second signatory on 20 of the checks.
—Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 8 Oct. 2024
Elsewhere in the suit, Wilson alleges that The Deb producers embezzled $900,000 Australian (about $612,000 USD) from the film’s budget.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2024
The lawsuit said that Baskin defamed McQueen by posting video diary entries on YouTube and on a website in 2020, claiming McQueen embezzled money from her and her then-husband, who disappeared under mysterious circumstances more than two decades ago.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2024
Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025
About six years after Jackson deposited her inheritance in the bank, the Star reported that a bank employee siphoned her account and embezzled about $700,000.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 26 Jan. 2025
Among the total losses, $12 billion was ruled to have been embezzled, for which Lan was sentenced to death.
—Kathleen Magramo, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
Tweed and his ring had embezzled millions of dollars from the city budget, lived large, and came down hard after enemies leaked evidence of their wrongdoing to the Times.
—Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024
Prosecutors allege Miller embezzled more than $47,000 in union funds in the custody and control of the Bank of Ann Arbor by issuing about 38 unauthorized checks to himself and forging the signature of the second signatory on 20 of the checks.
—Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 8 Oct. 2024
Elsewhere in the suit, Wilson alleges that The Deb producers embezzled $900,000 Australian (about $612,000 USD) from the film’s budget.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2024
The lawsuit said that Baskin defamed McQueen by posting video diary entries on YouTube and on a website in 2020, claiming McQueen embezzled money from her and her then-husband, who disappeared under mysterious circumstances more than two decades ago.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for embezzled
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Roberts and Robinson, who federal prosecutors say conducted the scheme over the course of five years, between 2018 and 2023, allegedly stole $900,000 from the court system.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
13 Sep. 2025
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The weekly jobs report stole the spotlight, as an unexpected jump to multiyear highs bolstered fears about cracks in the labor market.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
12 Sep. 2025
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In early August, for example, NABU and SAPO exposed a criminal group of political, military, and business figures that had misappropriated funds allocated by local authorities for the purchase of drones and electronic warfare systems.—
DARIA KALENIUK,
Foreign Affairs,
3 Sep. 2025
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She is also accused of misappropriated the victim’s money at least 45 times from June 2021 through November 2022, Gerace added.—
Fox19 staff,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
13 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The report also detailed how its AI capabilities were being misused by North Korean operatives who used it to obtain remote jobs at tech companies.—
Steve Weisman,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Sensitive information could be stored, analyzed, or misused without families fully knowing.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Additionally, the legislature appropriated $107 million for site and road improvements and construction of aircraft hangars.—
Ted Reed,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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The White House has repeatedly withheld money previously appropriated by Congress, with minimal pushback from GOP lawmakers.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Embezzled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embezzled. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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