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embezzling

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verb

present participle of embezzle
as in stealing
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
Verb
Her campaign has been relatively free of major bumps since an appeals court in July cleared her path for a fourth run at the presidency, with a ruling that shortened a ban on seeking public office handed down to Le Pen for embezzling public funds. — ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026 Wilson was installed as interim mayor two years ago, after former Mayor Charles Griffin was convicted of embezzling between $10,000 and $100,000 of public funds to benefit himself and others close to him. — Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026 The former state senator was sentenced to two years for embezzling funds. — Suzanne Van Atten, AJC.com, 24 Aug. 2026 Freeman received $540,000 in consulting payments from the union group, led by her husband Tyrone Freeman, who was convicted of embezzling assets from SEIU Locals 6434 and 434-B, among other charges, in 2013. — Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026 Darryl McCauley worked as the comedian’s business manager for several years until he was charged in 2008 with embezzling at least $12 million from Cook. — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Aug. 2026 Lum is charged with embezzling more than $600,000 from the institution. — News Desk, Artforum, 14 July 2026 But in the end, he was convicted of embezzling around $12 million and executed in 2009. — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 14 July 2026 While copying the last testament of his predecessor—which warned of the dire need for a strong military—the young Dalai Lama discovered that corrupt officials were embezzling army funds. — Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for embezzling
  1. embezzlement
  2. stealing
  3. misappropriation
  4. misappropriating
  5. graft
  6. misusing
  7. robbery
  8. larceny
Noun
  • Months later, Pietras was arrested by the Coventry Police Department and charged with 22 counts of selling a funeral service contract with intent to defraud, 11 counts of second-degree larceny by embezzlement and one count of second-degree forgery.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026
  • At the time, the company was in financial distress due to embezzlement, debt and the economic downturn in agriculture.
    — Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of embezzlement
Verb
  • Former police colonel Christiaan Prinsloo was convicted in 2016 after stealing more than 2,000 firearms from police stores and selling them on, including to gangs.
    — Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The attackers were then able to obtain privileged internal access and bypass the normal customer-facing withdrawal process without stealing private keys, Mandiant reported.
    — Matthew Tan, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of stealing
Noun
  • An Australian business executive who headed the American Chamber of Commerce in Myanmar has been released from jail after being detained for more than 100 days over financial misappropriation allegations, a legal official said Wednesday.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Eckhart — who also appeared on Fox News and Fox Nation during her career — was fired from Fox in June 2020, in what the network said was due to tardiness, disclosure of a proprietary graphics package and misappropriation of company resources.
    — Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of misappropriation
Verb
  • Meyer wound up allegedly misappropriating about $570,000, including $100,000 for a personal investment in an exotic-car company and $220,000 sent to his personal bank account.
    — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The Yes campaign claims that the CEOs of some clinics are misappropriating taxpayer funds to inflate their own salaries, rather than putting the money toward patient care and clinic staffing.
    — Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of misappropriating
Noun
  • In graft versus host disease, donated stem cells recognize a recipient’s body as foreign and begin to attack their healthy tissues.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The Serbian Progressive Party has gradually taken control of all state institutions since coming to power in 2012, while denying abuse of office and repeatedly pledging to fight graft.
    — Jovana Gec, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of graft
Verb
  • The simple firewall component both blocks attacks from outside the local network and prevents local programs from misusing their network connections.
    — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The charges represent an example of law enforcement officers allegedly misusing license plate camera readers for personal use -- a trend around the country.
    — Jack Date, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of misusing
Noun
  • Police have launched a homicide investigation after a man died from injuries suffered in an altercation that was initially reported as a possible strong-arm robbery, a police spokesman said.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Victims of gun violence, police violence, robberies, and addictions walk the streets outside, repeating their last movements, behaviors, and desires.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of robbery
Noun
  • According to court records, Lozada was charged by New Britain police at the time with larceny and firearm charges.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The suspect, identified as 25-year-old Prince Kaka of High Point, was arrested him and charged him with felony breaking and entering, felony larceny after breaking and entering, and resisting arrest, officials said.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of larceny

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“Embezzling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embezzling. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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