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
Trauernicht faces a felony charge of misappropriating public funds while serving as the UC Davis fire chief.
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Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 8 June 2026
Wilson is accused of misappropriating $54,000 in county funds.
—Julie Sharp, CBS News, 3 June 2026
The incident occurred shortly after Murdaugh had been pushed out of the law firm his family founded more than a century ago for misappropriating funds.
—Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone, 25 May 2026
He was arrested and charged with misappropriating insurance settlement funds in the wrongful death suit that followed the trip and fall death of housekeeper Satterfield.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
He was also caught misappropriating insurance proceeds after the 2018 death of his housekeeper Gloria Satterfield.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 13 May 2026
The Cubs sued Wrigley View Rooftop and Dunican in 2024 for misappropriating the team’s property rights and unjust enrichment.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 4 May 2026
Dixon comptroller Rita Crundwell was arrested on charges of misappropriating more than $30 million in city money.
—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
Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 8 June 2026
Wilson is accused of misappropriating $54,000 in county funds.
—Julie Sharp, CBS News, 3 June 2026
The incident occurred shortly after Murdaugh had been pushed out of the law firm his family founded more than a century ago for misappropriating funds.
—Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone, 25 May 2026
He was arrested and charged with misappropriating insurance settlement funds in the wrongful death suit that followed the trip and fall death of housekeeper Satterfield.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
He was also caught misappropriating insurance proceeds after the 2018 death of his housekeeper Gloria Satterfield.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 13 May 2026
The Cubs sued Wrigley View Rooftop and Dunican in 2024 for misappropriating the team’s property rights and unjust enrichment.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 4 May 2026
Dixon comptroller Rita Crundwell was arrested on charges of misappropriating more than $30 million in city money.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misappropriating
stealing
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Masked suspects were caught on surveillance cameras leaping over display cases at The Card Lab in Brentwood on Saturday night and stealing $15,000 worth of Pokémon cards in under 40 seconds, police said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 June 2026
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Last Friday, three men who were convicted of stealing priceless golden artifacts from the Drents Museum in Assen, the Netherlands were sentenced to serve 47 months apiece in prison.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
9 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Misappropriating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misappropriating. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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