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 federal indictment accuses Cherfilus-McCormick and her brother of misappropriating $5 million in FEMA relief funds that were meant for COVID-19 response, according to CBS 12.
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Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 27 Dec. 2025
The alligator is a symbol that is being misappropriated as a predator, but it’s known as a sacred guardian in the Everglades.
—Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 19 Dec. 2025
That duty requires you, among other things, to be transparent about finances, make financial decisions with your spouse’s best interest in mind and not to misappropriate assets.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 24 Nov. 2025
Wilson then countersued her producers, accusing them of misappropriating $900,000 in Australian currency and expanding on the claim that The Deb star Charlotte MacInnes came to Wilson with an allegation about Ghost, which Wilson was later punished for reporting.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Nov. 2025
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Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 27 Dec. 2025
The alligator is a symbol that is being misappropriated as a predator, but it’s known as a sacred guardian in the Everglades.
—Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 19 Dec. 2025
That duty requires you, among other things, to be transparent about finances, make financial decisions with your spouse’s best interest in mind and not to misappropriate assets.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 24 Nov. 2025
Wilson then countersued her producers, accusing them of misappropriating $900,000 in Australian currency and expanding on the claim that The Deb star Charlotte MacInnes came to Wilson with an allegation about Ghost, which Wilson was later punished for reporting.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misappropriate
steal
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Marshall suffered a similar fate with the onslaught of miners killing and stealing his livestock.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
24 Jan. 2026
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Federal investigators in Guam believed the devices held evidence that would help prove individuals handling the island’s Covid unemployment assistance program were part of a plot to steal funds.—
Thomas Brewster,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Misappropriate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misappropriate. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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