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 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 Sullivan was hired to take over the conservancy after a crisis developed when its CFO was found to have embezzled millions from the non-profit, was found guilty and is now serving time in jail. — Carol Cain, CBS News, 12 June 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for embezzled
  1. stole
  2. misappropriated
  3. misused
  4. appropriated
Verb
  • In February, a 17-year-old stole a gun from police and opened fire at a public high school in southern Thailand, briefly taking people hostage in a two-hour attack that killed one person and wounded two others.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The teen stabbed a police officer with a knife and stole his weapon -- a 9mm pistol -- just before the incident, then used it to carry out the attack.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of stole
Verb
  • He was also accused of deceiving escrow agents to secure the release of pre-construction condo deposits and then misappropriated those funds for personal expenses unrelated to the developments.
    — Jay Weaver June 6, Miami Herald, 6 June 2026
  • The judge, however, said Monday that Ramco failed to offer evidence that Prasad misappropriated hospital funds.
    — Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026
Definition of misappropriated
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  • The main reason that high-quality asset protection structures are penetrated is because they were misused or disregarded.
    — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Identity monitoring goes a step further by watching for signs your personal information is being misused.
    — Evan Zimmer, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of misused
Verb
  • Its funding comes from money appropriated by Congress, as well as donations from corporations and individuals.
    — Sarah Webber, The Conversation, 6 Aug. 2026
  • District officials warned against budgeting money that had not yet been appropriated, while educators, their unions and other supporters argued that failing to do so would certainly trigger deeper cuts to classrooms already stretched thin.
    — Richard Fowler, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of appropriated

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