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to steal money that you have been trusted with
He was caught embezzling money from his clients.
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Recent Examples of embezzling
Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026
Quilty’s arrest comes after former New Haven police Chief Karl Jacobson was arrested by state police in February and accused of embezzling funds from an account police use to pay confidential informants in narcotics investigations.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 14 Apr. 2026
In 2018 she was convicted of embezzling funds meant for an orphanage during her tenure as prime minister and was sentenced to a five-year prison term.
—Nick Tabor, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Apr. 2026
Popov was responsible for developing and maintaining Patriot Park and was found by investigators to have diverted funds towards the renovation of his own properties in the Moscow region, embezzling over 25 million rubles ($324,000) from its budget, according to state news agency Ria Novosti.
—ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
Popov was responsible for developing and maintaining Patriot Park and was found by investigators to have diverted funds toward the renovation of his own properties in the Moscow region, embezzling over 25 million rubles ($324,000) from its budget, according to state news agency Ria Novosti.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Just a few weeks after Erika filed for divorce, her estranged husband was accused of embezzling client settlements for his own personal spending, including several families of the victims of the 2018 Lion Air Flight 610 crash.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026
He was later sued for embezzling millions from investors.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 26 Mar. 2026
Kaufman was initially accused of embezzling more than $192,000 that impacted 55 people.
—Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
Verb
Getting away with embezzling money from a country club is one thing; getting away with murder is another.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026
Quilty’s arrest comes after former New Haven police Chief Karl Jacobson was arrested by state police in February and accused of embezzling funds from an account police use to pay confidential informants in narcotics investigations.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 14 Apr. 2026
In 2018 she was convicted of embezzling funds meant for an orphanage during her tenure as prime minister and was sentenced to a five-year prison term.
—Nick Tabor, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Apr. 2026
Popov was responsible for developing and maintaining Patriot Park and was found by investigators to have diverted funds towards the renovation of his own properties in the Moscow region, embezzling over 25 million rubles ($324,000) from its budget, according to state news agency Ria Novosti.
—ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
Popov was responsible for developing and maintaining Patriot Park and was found by investigators to have diverted funds toward the renovation of his own properties in the Moscow region, embezzling over 25 million rubles ($324,000) from its budget, according to state news agency Ria Novosti.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Just a few weeks after Erika filed for divorce, her estranged husband was accused of embezzling client settlements for his own personal spending, including several families of the victims of the 2018 Lion Air Flight 610 crash.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026
He was later sued for embezzling millions from investors.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 26 Mar. 2026
Kaufman was initially accused of embezzling more than $192,000 that impacted 55 people.
—Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for embezzling
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After the younger pair witness a semi-violent altercation between the older two, the couples become intertwined in an ever-worsening web of blackmail, resentment, embezzlement, fraud and deception.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
16 Apr. 2026
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Nearly four years after criminal charges were filed, Epic Charter Schools’ founders are about to learn whether they will be bound over for trial in the state’s massive racketeering and embezzlement case against them.—
Andrea Eger,
Oklahoma Watch,
14 Apr. 2026
Verb
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While there, the duo is accused of going into another hotel room, then stealing cash and designer bags worth tens of thousands of dollars, one Hermes bag valued at $32,000.—
Jermont Terry,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Set in an Aztec world, young Mexica warrior Xilactzin, accused of stealing sacred bones, crosses to the Mictlan underworld to retrieve them and battle the goddess of darkness, Itzpapalotl.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
14 Apr. 2026
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Gastineau raises several claims, including breach of contract and misappropriation of his NIL.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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Jurors in that case were told about the Lion Air misappropriation.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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The former Seymour police union president has been accused of misappropriating more than $30,000 worth of union funds and allegedly depositing some of it into a sports betting app.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
14 Apr. 2026
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The executive director of the Youth Symphony of Kansas City has been fired for allegedly misappropriating funds.—
Noelle Alviz-Gransee,
Kansas City Star,
13 Apr. 2026
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For recipients, bone marrow transplants present significant risks, including severe infections, graft versus host disease (GVHD), in which donor cells attack the patient’s body, or even death.—
Emma Gometz,
Scientific American,
13 Apr. 2026
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Magyar has promised to right the economy and rid the country of graft, studiously avoiding incendiary cultural issues.—
Isaac Stanley-Becker,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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In October 2025, he and another former Godley officer were indicted on charges of misusing a city credit card.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Apr. 2026
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In its post, however, the company underscored the risks of misusing tools like Mythos.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Medina's attorney told the court during his detention hearing that the Venezuelan national had been attacked and shot in the head in 2018 in Colombia during a robbery.—
Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Blond, blue-eyed and perpetually tanned, Harmon served as Groucho Marx’s assistant on the 1961 CBS game show Tell It to Groucho, then starred as a girl in Hawaii who gets mixed up in a robbery in the beach party movie One Way Wahine (1965).—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Apr. 2026
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Gusich is also facing two counts of larceny, and Lichay is facing two counts of grand theft of over $20,000, less than $100,000.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
17 Apr. 2026
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The woman was charged with larceny and providing false information.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Embezzling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embezzling. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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