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 lawsuit brought against FanDuel by the former Jacksonville Jaguars executive who embezzled more than $20 million from the team is headed out of court.
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 12 May 2026
Jamal Abdi, president of the National Iranian American Council, said that some of the sentiment comes from real grievances about corruption in Iran, such as the banker who embezzled millions before fleeing to Canada.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
Carlis and Herrera both face a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and a fine of $250,000, or more depending on the total amount of fraudulent funds embezzled by each.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 10 Apr. 2026
Of the $400,000 that authorities allege was embezzled, state prosecutors say more than $300,000 was obtained by the victim through changes to his will and trust that benefited Sprague rather than his children and grandchildren.
—Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
That suit claimed Woodrow embezzled and mismanaged funds.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 20 Mar. 2026
According to the audit, the resignation agreement said the district believed Benard had embezzled funds, but the allegations were disputed and no formal findings had been made.
—Beth Wallis, StateImpact, 19 Mar. 2026
Prosecutors said at the time that the two received about $600,000 in payoffs and embezzled money.
—Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2026
Yasmin's descent into a personal and financial spiral in the wake of Charles' sudden death—and the ensuing scandal surrounding his exposure as a scammer who embezzled millions from his own company—also mirrors talking points from Maxwell's life.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 2 Mar. 2026
Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 12 May 2026
Jamal Abdi, president of the National Iranian American Council, said that some of the sentiment comes from real grievances about corruption in Iran, such as the banker who embezzled millions before fleeing to Canada.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
Carlis and Herrera both face a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and a fine of $250,000, or more depending on the total amount of fraudulent funds embezzled by each.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 10 Apr. 2026
Of the $400,000 that authorities allege was embezzled, state prosecutors say more than $300,000 was obtained by the victim through changes to his will and trust that benefited Sprague rather than his children and grandchildren.
—Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
That suit claimed Woodrow embezzled and mismanaged funds.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 20 Mar. 2026
According to the audit, the resignation agreement said the district believed Benard had embezzled funds, but the allegations were disputed and no formal findings had been made.
—Beth Wallis, StateImpact, 19 Mar. 2026
Prosecutors said at the time that the two received about $600,000 in payoffs and embezzled money.
—Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2026
Yasmin's descent into a personal and financial spiral in the wake of Charles' sudden death—and the ensuing scandal surrounding his exposure as a scammer who embezzled millions from his own company—also mirrors talking points from Maxwell's life.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 2 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for embezzled
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Cal Raleigh stole 14 as a big-bodied catcher.—
Chad Jennings,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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Duran led off with a walk and stole his 10th base of the season to put himself in easy scoring position for Contreras’ one-out RBI single.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
20 May 2026
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Granted, Becerra has had a hard week, with a gaffe with a reporter that went viral and a plea deal by a former aide in that case of money misappropriated from his dormant campaign account.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2026
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He was also accused of deceiving escrow agents to secure the release of pre-construction condominium deposits and then misappropriated those funds for personal expenses unrelated to the developments.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
15 May 2026
Verb
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Magyar has pledged to create the National Asset Recovery and Protection Office, an authority tasked with investigating and seeking to recover public funds allegedly misused during Orbán’s tenure.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 May 2026
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More than 13 million Americans have misused nitrous oxide, according a 2023 national survey.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
15 May 2026
Verb
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Congress appropriated $365 million for fiscal 2026.—
Zennon Kapron,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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At issue is $700 million, already appropriated by Congress, to build a spacecraft, launch it to Mars, and once there to serve as a vehicle to relay communications between the red planet and Earth.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
18 May 2026
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“Embezzled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embezzled. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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