as in stole
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 misappropriated
The court also discovered that Shi misappropriated funds amounting to about $22 million for personal use for more than three months without repayment between 2012 and 2022, among other findings, the report added.
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Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
The money was instead misappropriated for her own benefit, with significant sums of the fraud redirected to gambling expenses.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 20 May 2026
He was also accused of deceiving escrow agents to secure the release of pre-construction condominium deposits and then misappropriated those funds for personal expenses unrelated to the developments.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 15 May 2026
If the audit reveals that funds were misappropriated or handled criminally, those responsible belong in prison.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
DeMaio said police found that Orsini misappropriated more than $100,000 in chamber funds between 2022 and 2025.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 1 May 2026
While Montana maintained his right of publicity was misappropriated, the court held the posters reflected reporting on newsworthy events.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 30 Apr. 2026
Ellison acknowledged that the meeting itself took place at LifeTime Work’s coworking space, which houses the corporate offices of ThinkTechAct Foundation, a company that misappropriated millions of dollars in child nutrition money.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 24 Apr. 2026
The investigation, supported by an audit by Arkansas Legislative Audit, determined Hulen misappropriated $2,210 in court fine payments while employed as the court clerk.
—Arkansas Online, 24 Apr. 2026
Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
The money was instead misappropriated for her own benefit, with significant sums of the fraud redirected to gambling expenses.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 20 May 2026
He was also accused of deceiving escrow agents to secure the release of pre-construction condominium deposits and then misappropriated those funds for personal expenses unrelated to the developments.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 15 May 2026
If the audit reveals that funds were misappropriated or handled criminally, those responsible belong in prison.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
DeMaio said police found that Orsini misappropriated more than $100,000 in chamber funds between 2022 and 2025.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 1 May 2026
While Montana maintained his right of publicity was misappropriated, the court held the posters reflected reporting on newsworthy events.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 30 Apr. 2026
Ellison acknowledged that the meeting itself took place at LifeTime Work’s coworking space, which houses the corporate offices of ThinkTechAct Foundation, a company that misappropriated millions of dollars in child nutrition money.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 24 Apr. 2026
The investigation, supported by an audit by Arkansas Legislative Audit, determined Hulen misappropriated $2,210 in court fine payments while employed as the court clerk.
—Arkansas Online, 24 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misappropriated
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The Office Romance actress stole the show at the Netflix film’s New York City premiere on June 2, dazzling in a naked illusion corset gown that covered her curves in dreamy blooms.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
3 June 2026
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Andujar reached on an infield single to start the fourth inning and stole second base on the final pitch of Jackson Merrill’s strikeout.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 June 2026
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One of the designs that Shein allegedly appropriated was a shirt from INAC’s Red Day Dress collection, which is designed to raise awareness about missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and Two-Spirit People.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
27 May 2026
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Moreover, such a reassessment is supposed to consider these impacts in a larger environment of contemporary communication in order to trace instances of remediation too, namely, to reveal how characteristics of old media are replaced or appropriated and incorporated.—
Carmen Daniela Maier,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
26 May 2026
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“Misappropriated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misappropriated. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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