as in to cheat
to rob by the use of trickery or threats
swindlers who use the telephone to fleece senior citizens out of their savings
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Recent Examples of fleece
Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2025
The musk ox has been a source of food for the Arctic territories indigenous populations who also use its fleece for warm clothing and tools.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Feb. 2025
Roseman fleeced the Tennessee Titans in 2022 for A.J. Brown for first and third-round picks.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Cozy at-home Valentine’s Day essentials Get cozy for a relaxed Valentine’s Day at home in this super-soft fleece bathrobe.
—Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2025
The musk ox has been a source of food for the Arctic territories indigenous populations who also use its fleece for warm clothing and tools.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
Verb
If the player on the other end of the deal isn’t Nikola Jokic, Michael Jordan or Larry Bird, your team got fleeced.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Feb. 2025
Roseman fleeced the Tennessee Titans in 2022 for A.J. Brown for first and third-round picks.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fleece
Noun
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Woolmark said the designs had to highlight merino wool’s versatility, innovative nature and have eco-credentials.—
Sandra Salibian,
WWD,
20 Mar. 2025
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Photographed by David Sims, Vogue, March 2007 Caroline Trentini, facing the team behind The September Issue, wears a wool coat by Versace.—
Laird Borrelli-Persson,
Vogue,
13 Mar. 2025
Verb
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These are distinctions with meaningful differences: Smartphones are full-on computers in the pocket, tempting kids with nonstop streams of posts and videos and music and so much more, including instant access to AI bots that make cheating that much easier.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
22 Mar. 2025
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Broner reportedly is said to have cheated a current NBA All-Star out of $1.5 million and a former player out of $5 million in the games.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The man has dark brown skin and dark brown hair and was last seen wearing dark pants and a red shirt, Moncayo said.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
21 Mar. 2025
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Antioch police have pursued multiple leads and are working with police in other jurisdictions in an attempt to locate Bos. Bos is five-foot-four, weighs about 200 pounds, has dark brown hair and brown eyes.—
Clifford Ward,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Goldman Sachs previously estimated these tariffs could push inflation up by 1 percent while squeezing U.S. company profits and provoking retaliatory measures from other countries.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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Tension headaches are the most common type, and can feel like a band is squeezing your forehead, with pain extending to your scalp and neck, per the US National Library of Medicine.—
Korin Miller,
SELF,
13 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Juwan Johnson, a 6-foot-4 open-space threat who Payton plucked undrafted out of Penn State in 2020, is re-upping for three years with the New Orleans Saints after constant buzz over a potential Payton reunion in Denver.—
Luca Evans,
The Denver Post,
11 Mar. 2025
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Hitchcock would have loved this beyond, given the sheer technical wizardry and skill of debuting 27-year-old Irish director Ronan Corrigan, who was plucked from a Black List-style program Bekmambetov founded called Screenlifers, designed to help emerging filmmakers in the format.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
8 Mar. 2025
Verb
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His touch and shot stung Simon Mignolet’s palms and got Prince William, a friend of Mings, briefly off his seat from the stands above.—
Jacob Tanswell,
The Athletic,
13 Mar. 2025
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Bees, for example, will only sting when they are stressed.—
Sally Percy,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Meanwhile, many women around the world are still struggling to find work, with many holding precarious jobs or forced to hustle in the informal economy just to get by.—
Meera Senthilingam,
CNN,
7 Mar. 2025
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There was looting of office items ranging from computer monitors to art that hung on the walls to relics of the company’s storied past such as awards, while employees hustled to retrieve their personal belongings.—
Carolyn Giardina,
Variety,
4 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Keep Ilia’s Eye Stylus shadow stick on hand for this, in a hue like Nectar that’s a summery peach.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
13 Mar. 2025
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Our readers, however, are sticking a local icon: Arthur Bryant’s.—
Robert F. Moss,
Southern Living,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Fleece.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fleece. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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