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
Evidence that Girardi, a power broker in California politics and the law, had misappropriated millions of dollars in settlement money from the Indonesians led to the implosion of his law firm five years ago.
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Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
In connection with his sentencing, prosecutors told the court that Girardi had misappropriated the Lion Air funds.
—City News Service, Daily News, 5 Mar. 2026
Federal authorities allege that Delgado’s high life was funded by money misappropriated from Goliath’s investors.
—Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2026
In total, state police found that $85,500 was misappropriated, which included the missing $4,000 from the PAL account, the warrant affidavit said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 27 Feb. 2026
Wexner said Epstein misappropriated millions of dollars, which led to him cutting off communication in 2007.
—Lorena O’Neil, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2026
Wexner, who left Victoria’s Secret’s former parent company L Brands in 2021, appears to have broken ties with the financial adviser after his wife, Abigail, found that Epstein had stolen or misappropriated hundreds of millions of dollars.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 18 Feb. 2026
Marshall exposed that funds intended for inmate rehabilitation and reform were misappropriated or misused, leading to failures in implementing the Act and poor staff, inmate, and public outcomes.
—Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
An audit conducted by Stephen Myers-Fulgham, who had been elected treasurer in September 2023, revealed that West had misappropriated nearly $22,000 throughout his tenure.
—Sarah Lapidus, AZCentral.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
In connection with his sentencing, prosecutors told the court that Girardi had misappropriated the Lion Air funds.
—City News Service, Daily News, 5 Mar. 2026
Federal authorities allege that Delgado’s high life was funded by money misappropriated from Goliath’s investors.
—Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2026
In total, state police found that $85,500 was misappropriated, which included the missing $4,000 from the PAL account, the warrant affidavit said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 27 Feb. 2026
Wexner said Epstein misappropriated millions of dollars, which led to him cutting off communication in 2007.
—Lorena O’Neil, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2026
Wexner, who left Victoria’s Secret’s former parent company L Brands in 2021, appears to have broken ties with the financial adviser after his wife, Abigail, found that Epstein had stolen or misappropriated hundreds of millions of dollars.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 18 Feb. 2026
Marshall exposed that funds intended for inmate rehabilitation and reform were misappropriated or misused, leading to failures in implementing the Act and poor staff, inmate, and public outcomes.
—Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
An audit conducted by Stephen Myers-Fulgham, who had been elected treasurer in September 2023, revealed that West had misappropriated nearly $22,000 throughout his tenure.
—Sarah Lapidus, AZCentral.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misappropriated
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Charging documents from Howard County allege that Gough mostly stole jewelry and electronics.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2026
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In 2018, for instance, Israel’s Mossad national intelligence agency broke into an Iranian facility and stole archives on Iran’s nuclear activities, 55,000 pages and another 55,000 files stored on CDs.—
Gregory F. Treverton,
The Conversation,
3 Mar. 2026
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But, as with many artists whose music has been appropriated by the Administration, the White House has faced pushback, including from video game fans as well as some developers, over its use of gaming memes and references to promote its policies.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
6 Mar. 2026
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To date the city has appropriated $57,168,154 for the park project.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Misappropriated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misappropriated. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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