embezzled

verb

past tense of embezzle
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 According to investigators, Rodriguez and Perez embezzled approximately $620,000 from Iron Container between 2020 and 2025. — Abby Dodge, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026 While an investigation determined that McCauley had embezzled at least $12 million, Cook believes the amount could be even higher. — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026 Matthew Robinson was sued by his brother and a co-founder of the company, claiming $100,000 was embezzled over two years, according to a 2014 lawsuit. — Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 17 July 2026 Shia elites, like their Sunni counterparts, have embezzled billions and enriched their allies. — Nabil Salih, Time, 26 May 2026 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. — 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for embezzled
  1. stole
  2. misappropriated
  3. misused
  4. appropriated
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  • Last month, burglars stole millions of dollars worth of jewelry from the museum of French luxury glassmaker Lalique in a daring early morning raid.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Smith allegedly stole the mother’s vehicle and left the home with the child.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of stole
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  • That’s one reason there are so many arguments over the value of a team, or an athlete, or sports more generally, as more and more money chases something essentially priceless—or misappropriated, depending on your view.
    — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
  • After a grand jury report found that Florida misappropriated $10 million in taxpayer money, the DeSantis administration is arguing that the anonymous leak of the report was the only crime committed.
    — Liv Caputo, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of misappropriated
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  • In Brussels’ view, those weaknesses create a direct risk that EU funds can be misused without such abuse being properly detected or punished.
    — Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 30 Aug. 2026
  • An officer with the Porter County Sheriff’s Department who misused the county’s license plate reader system has been demoted, suspended without pay and faced other disciplinary measures, according to a release from Sheriff Jeffery Balon.
    — Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of misused
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  • The initial contract between Norman and Mental Health Association Oklahoma was for one year and carried a $383,633 price tag, with $333,633 appropriated from Opioid Settlement Funds.
    — Jake Ramsey, Oklahoma Watch, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The Arkansas General Assembly then appropriated $50 million for site development efforts over two years, according to the commission.
    — Dylan Sherman, Arkansas Online, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of appropriated

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“Embezzled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embezzled. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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