as in to steal
to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep
a financial manager misappropriating funds from her clients' accounts
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Recent Examples of misappropriate
In corroborating much of the testimony Pentagon intelligence official David Grusch offered in July 2023, Elizondo also accused the Department of Defense of hiding its UFO programs from Congress while misappropriating funds to operate them.
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
In early August, for example, NABU and SAPO exposed a criminal group of political, military, and business figures that had misappropriated funds allocated by local authorities for the purchase of drones and electronic warfare systems.
—Daria Kaleniuk, Foreign Affairs, 3 Sep. 2025
The Bar’s audit accused Hernandez of misappropriating anywhere from $169,000 to $381,000, and the Bar successfully requested Hernandez receive an emergency suspension.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
She is also accused of misappropriated the victim’s money at least 45 times from June 2021 through November 2022, Gerace added.
—Fox19 Staff, Cincinnati Enquirer, 13 Aug. 2025
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
In early August, for example, NABU and SAPO exposed a criminal group of political, military, and business figures that had misappropriated funds allocated by local authorities for the purchase of drones and electronic warfare systems.
—Daria Kaleniuk, Foreign Affairs, 3 Sep. 2025
The Bar’s audit accused Hernandez of misappropriating anywhere from $169,000 to $381,000, and the Bar successfully requested Hernandez receive an emergency suspension.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
She is also accused of misappropriated the victim’s money at least 45 times from June 2021 through November 2022, Gerace added.
—Fox19 Staff, Cincinnati Enquirer, 13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misappropriate
steal
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Helm topples trees, uproots crops, overturns feed stacks, steals loose blankets.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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French officials and the Louvre Museum have come under international fire in the days and weeks after the heist for security insufficiencies that allowed thieves to steal priceless artifacts in broad daylight.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Misappropriate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misappropriate. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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