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
The State alleged the cash was misappropriated Sumner County Food Bank funds.
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Katie Nixon, The Tennessean, 5 Aug. 2025
The men fell out in 2007 after Epstein misappropriated at least $46 million from Wexner, the retail tycoon wrote in a 2020 letter.
—Giacomo Tognini, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
Misappropriation of lost property: Between 10:30 p.m. and 11 p.m., the victims used a ride share service to get to their home in the 18000 block of Vanderbilt Drive and left a cellular phone and a wallet in the car, which was misappropriated by the driver for a loss valued at approximately $1,150.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 6 July 2025
Former employees went to court, accusing the preacher of misappropriating donations, and lawsuits were filed against his ministry over tax exemptions and contested wills, which brought in millions.
—Steve Marble, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2025
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Katie Nixon, The Tennessean, 5 Aug. 2025
The men fell out in 2007 after Epstein misappropriated at least $46 million from Wexner, the retail tycoon wrote in a 2020 letter.
—Giacomo Tognini, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
Misappropriation of lost property: Between 10:30 p.m. and 11 p.m., the victims used a ride share service to get to their home in the 18000 block of Vanderbilt Drive and left a cellular phone and a wallet in the car, which was misappropriated by the driver for a loss valued at approximately $1,150.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 6 July 2025
Former employees went to court, accusing the preacher of misappropriating donations, and lawsuits were filed against his ministry over tax exemptions and contested wills, which brought in millions.
—Steve Marble, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misappropriate
steal
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The bots would impersonate beneficiaries, using dates of birth and other information that can be found on the internet, to try to change the beneficiaries’ bank-routing information and steal their benefits.—
Eli Hager,
ProPublica,
8 Sep. 2025
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Through the first week of September, Soto stole three bases.—
Will Sammon,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Misappropriate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misappropriate. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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