as in stealing
dishonest activity in which people with power (such as political leaders) use their position and influence to get money and advantages
The newspaper published a series of articles exposing graft in the city government.
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Recent Examples of graft
Markis Hill, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2025
Quintuple bypass surgery is performed to address severe blockages in the coronary arteries by grafting blood vessels from other parts of the body to restore healthy blood flow to the heart.
—Bryan West, The Tennessean, 17 July 2025
Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Aug. 2025
Moreover, providing refugees legal working status removes opportunities for exploitation and graft.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 1 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Many of our small trees are grafted onto rootstocks that can tolerate our local soil conditions.
—Markis Hill, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2025
Quintuple bypass surgery is performed to address severe blockages in the coronary arteries by grafting blood vessels from other parts of the body to restore healthy blood flow to the heart.
—Bryan West, The Tennessean, 17 July 2025
Verb
The stake should extend at least a few inches above the graft union and should be tied to the stem using a flexible material like plastic tape.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Aug. 2025
Moreover, providing refugees legal working status removes opportunities for exploitation and graft.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 1 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for graft
Noun
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The jury also recommended that Catarino serve 12 years for each manslaughter conviction, three years for each armed criminal action conviction, and one year for each stealing of a firearm conviction.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
2 Sep. 2025
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Hollywood starlet Sydney Sweeney has done plenty of scene-stealing in Euphoria and The White Lotus but her latest breakout performance may be on Wall Street.—
John Buckingham,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The college has implemented new programs and expanded others that are tied to in-demand jobs, Posey said.—
Bebe Hodges,
The Enquirer,
3 Sep. 2025
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Lorenzen retired the next two hitters — via strikeout — as the game remained tied.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The tactics have transcended low-level website defacements and data theft too and now extend to more destructive attacks on systems such as energy grids, gas pipelines, and undersea cables.—
Brian Walsh,
Fortune,
7 Sep. 2025
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Gonzalez-Rasalas was charged with murder, desecrating a body and auto theft in a gruesome 2023 Easter Sunday homicide.—
Julia Coin,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In Wisconsin, the secretary of state is responsible for recording acts of the governor, affixing the great seal, keeping custody of state records, laws, books and more.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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During Christmas one year, when there was no money for a tree or decorations, mother and daughters taped leaves and pine cones to a paper cutout of a tree affixed to the living-room wall.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Polk is charged with one count each of first-degree murder and embezzlement from a vulnerable adult and two counts each of forgery of a document, identity theft and possession of a financial transaction device.—
Christina Hall,
Freep.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Have Third Parties Do Financial Audits And Reviews To deter embezzlement, founders should implement regular financial audits and reviews by an independent third party.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Fatemian takes a single vegetable at a time, starting with the carrots, and works his way around the edges, inserting the veggies into the arugula so they’re partially supported by the greens.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Sep. 2025
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The full-on answers are below for each group, finally inserting the four words in each category.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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One of Al Pacino’s finest performances of the 1970s — which, with the Godfather films and Serpico, is an absurd hot hand — is as the enigmatic, wild-eyed Sonny, a man who performs a desperate bank robbery with his partner (the late John Cazale, by turns heartbreakingly clueless and dopily funny).—
Christina Newland,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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Told from the point of view of Ruffalo's lawman and the everyman (Tom Pelphry) who is surprisingly leading the robberies, the drama is seriously dark but also thoughtful and addictive.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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That accusation was included as a footnote attached to documents the government filed in immigration court.—
Victoria Moorwood,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
5 Sep. 2025
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The area was hit heavily by flooding and widespread destruction because the Mississippi River attaches at the mouth of the ward.—
Suzette Hackney,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Graft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graft. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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