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
Bydoug Ashburn, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 May 2026
They are lined with a mid-weight fleece fabric that’s perfect for throwing on to warm up at the gym or for running errands.
—Melony Forcier, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
On what could be the only European campaign in a generation, the club have opted to try and fleece their own fans at the expense of an empty stadium.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026
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Noun
However, a similar fleece was on sale at Kohl’s for $21.
—Bydoug Ashburn, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 May 2026
They are lined with a mid-weight fleece fabric that’s perfect for throwing on to warm up at the gym or for running errands.
—Melony Forcier, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
Verb
To prove wire fraud, the government must show at trial that the Southern Poverty Law Center intentionally tried to fleece its donors and that those misstatements or omissions of facts were material.
—Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
On what could be the only European campaign in a generation, the club have opted to try and fleece their own fans at the expense of an empty stadium.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fleece
Noun
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The exterior is also home to a decal that runs along the lower doors and beneath the rear wing, which features a colorful geometric pattern inspired by Bedouin wool weaving.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
22 May 2026
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Alpert got the Classic hybrid mattress for her 12-year-old son, hoping to provide him with a mattress made with organic materials (like organic latex and wool) and no off-gassing.—
Blake Bakkila,
Architectural Digest,
21 May 2026
Verb
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But a subtler disruption is occurring underneath the cheating concerns and efficiency metrics.—
Shannon McKeen,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Saints tried to cheat to get the win, but referee Charles Robinson caught him and stopped his count.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
Noun
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Mama pats Rafa’s head then ruffles his hair.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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One day in June, 2016, Denise returned from a hair appointment to discover that Djena had not yet gotten dinner ready.—
Yudhijit Bhattacharjee,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
Verb
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On the Right, Israel is being squeezed by a smaller faction of the Make America Great Again movement that wants to pare back all American foreign aid.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
16 May 2026
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Gas prices are continuing to squeeze drivers at the pump.—
Claire Malon,
Chicago Tribune,
16 May 2026
Verb
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There’s no foraging, no organic garden to pluck basil and chili peppers from, no local butchery next door…and if there isn’t enough food flown in to account for multi-day weather delays?—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 May 2026
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The aftermath of one of Otto’s decisions gives Beever as Léna some rich material to work through, but strands Machado-Graner to an extent, including in a short subplot that feels like it was plucked from an entirely different screenplay.—
Josh Slater-Williams,
IndieWire,
20 May 2026
Verb
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Café receipts keep climbing, and the math is starting to sting.—
Allison Palmer,
Kansas City Star,
20 May 2026
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The Sacramento Bee gathered information on what kinds of jellyfish you can be found on the coast, whether their sting is harmful to humans and what to do if you get stung.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado,
Sacbee.com,
20 May 2026
Verb
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Napoleon Solo hustled to first place at the 151st running of the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, coming out on top against 13 other horses in what is the race's biggest field in 15 years.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
16 May 2026
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Related Stories Laird plays Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, a daughter of the lower-middle classes who uses her skills as a portrait painter to hustle her way into the royal court of Versailles.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
15 May 2026
Verb
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But technique isn’t where most writers get stuck.—
David O’Neill,
New Yorker,
20 May 2026
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Connections formed to maintain group cohesion, but also broke apart when necessary to avoid getting stuck.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
20 May 2026
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“Fleece.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fleece. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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