as in stung
to rob by the use of trickery or threats
when the guy failed to return with our money, we realized that we had been hosed
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Recent Examples of hosed
Lowest since the first man to crawl out of the swamp hosed himself off.
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Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Jan. 2026
Let’s talk about the person who really got hosed… ME!
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Nov. 2025
Clemson did get hosed by the officials Saturday.
—Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
Their crew had parked their fire truck there and, for an entire night, had hosed down the four houses.
—Ingfei Chen, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2025
Which is to say, the networks were being hosed.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 29 Aug. 2025
With temps topping 93 degrees, the Leelanau Township Fire Department hosed down the parade route, which brought cooling relief for everyone.
—Mandi Wright, Freep.com, 26 Aug. 2025
But if someone shoulder-surfs your login on the subway or manages to steal it somehow, you’re hosed.
—PC Magazine, 14 Aug. 2025
Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Jan. 2026
Let’s talk about the person who really got hosed… ME!
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Nov. 2025
Clemson did get hosed by the officials Saturday.
—Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
Their crew had parked their fire truck there and, for an entire night, had hosed down the four houses.
—Ingfei Chen, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2025
Which is to say, the networks were being hosed.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 29 Aug. 2025
With temps topping 93 degrees, the Leelanau Township Fire Department hosed down the parade route, which brought cooling relief for everyone.
—Mandi Wright, Freep.com, 26 Aug. 2025
But if someone shoulder-surfs your login on the subway or manages to steal it somehow, you’re hosed.
—PC Magazine, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hosed
Verb
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The Cowboys have also reiterated that the loss of Jourdan Lewis stung them this season.—
Joseph Hoyt,
Dallas Morning News,
16 Feb. 2026
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Further down the supply chain, former Army Ranger Patrick Montgomery, who runs KC Cattle Company, located outside Kansas City, Missouri, has been stung by high prices.—
Enda Curran,
Fortune,
15 Feb. 2026
Verb
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His attacker, the man in black, was hustled off the stage.—
Anderson Cooper,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026
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As the lights came up, Taylor had already been hustled out, as had Arnaud.—
Eve Batey,
Vanity Fair,
7 Feb. 2026
Verb
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To sum up the series finale’s key moments, in the college timeline, Bree (Cat Missal), in a rage of anger after finding out that Lucy (Grace Van Patten) was the person Evan (Branden Cook) had cheated with, releases the tape of Lucy admitting to lying about being raped.—
Emily Longeretta,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2026
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Ustyugov was also a part of the Russian relay team that won the gold medal in the Sochi Olympics in 2014 and was found to have cheated ahead of that season as well.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
11 Feb. 2026
Verb
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They are typically screwed into the snow and often cemented in by water that turns to ice.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2026
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Smaller version of the quakes at home Think of a plastic water bottle filled to the rim with the cap firmly screwed on.—
Tammie Souza,
CBS News,
7 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Small businesses and farmers got squeezed.—
Justin Papp,
CNBC,
20 Feb. 2026
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Vendors built on per-seat licensing and static tools are seeing their economics squeezed as AI systems compress development timelines and reduce maintenance overhead.—
David Stout,
Fortune,
19 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The Las Vegas Raiders plucked away offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak and hired him as their head coach.—
Andrew Destin,
Fortune,
18 Feb. 2026
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The Angel Hold Hair Styling Cream gives expensive-looking waves and smooth, frizz-free hair that looks like you just got plucked up from a Greek vacation.—
Reece Andavolgyi,
InStyle,
17 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Like that film and the rest of her oeuvre, her latest is another tender tale of a protagonist stuck between two worlds, a hallmark motif fitting for a director who splits her time between documentary and fiction filmmaking.—
Lé Baltar,
IndieWire,
17 Feb. 2026
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The rescue took place in the area of Branford Point where crews responded on the report of a goose possibly in distress and stuck in the ice, according to the Branford Professional Firefighters IAFF 2533.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
17 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Liam Gagne recorded 24 saves and Billerica rallied from a two-goal deficit to beat Milton 3-2 in the first round of the Irish American Shootout.—
Kristina Banahan,
Boston Herald,
18 Feb. 2026
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Skincare delivered €551 million in sales and represented 11% of the group’s full-year revenue, beating market expectations.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
Vogue,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Hosed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hosed. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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