as in stealing
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 misappropriating
Dixon comptroller Rita Crundwell was arrested on charges of misappropriating more than $30 million in city money.
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Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
The former executive director for the Youth Symphony of Kansas City has been fired from a second music nonprofit for allegedly misappropriating charitable funds.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2026
The former Seymour police union president has been accused of misappropriating more than $30,000 worth of union funds and allegedly depositing some of it into a sports betting app.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 14 Apr. 2026
Prosecutors say Delgado lived the high life on other people’s money, misappropriating investors’ funds to buy million-dollar homes, luxury cars and fancy watches, among other items.
—Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2026
He is also accused of deceiving escrow agents to secure the release of pre-construction condominium deposits and then misappropriating those funds for personal expenses unrelated to the developments.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 6 Mar. 2026
Knox was charged with three felony counts of embezzlement and three felony counts of misappropriating public money, officials said.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
Amy Knox, the former chief operating officer of Harm Reduction-SD, was charged with three felony counts of misappropriating public money and three felony counts of embezzlement.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Judge Paul Richardson sentenced Meagan Emily McFadden to 180 days in the Yolo County Jail for a felony conviction of misappropriating public money.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 19 Feb. 2026
Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
The former executive director for the Youth Symphony of Kansas City has been fired from a second music nonprofit for allegedly misappropriating charitable funds.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2026
The former Seymour police union president has been accused of misappropriating more than $30,000 worth of union funds and allegedly depositing some of it into a sports betting app.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 14 Apr. 2026
Prosecutors say Delgado lived the high life on other people’s money, misappropriating investors’ funds to buy million-dollar homes, luxury cars and fancy watches, among other items.
—Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2026
He is also accused of deceiving escrow agents to secure the release of pre-construction condominium deposits and then misappropriating those funds for personal expenses unrelated to the developments.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 6 Mar. 2026
Knox was charged with three felony counts of embezzlement and three felony counts of misappropriating public money, officials said.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
Amy Knox, the former chief operating officer of Harm Reduction-SD, was charged with three felony counts of misappropriating public money and three felony counts of embezzlement.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Judge Paul Richardson sentenced Meagan Emily McFadden to 180 days in the Yolo County Jail for a felony conviction of misappropriating public money.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 19 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misappropriating
stealing
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Officials say the ring targeted vulnerable residents by forging documents, stealing personal information about the real owners and arranging the sales of the properties.—
Amethyst Martinez,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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There's a long way to go before the season gets here and stealing the spotlight on Thursday night during the draft doesn’t guarantee anything.—
Sean Joseph OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Misappropriating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misappropriating. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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