mulcting

verb

present participle of mulct
as in cheating
to rob by the use of trickery or threats trying to mulct the insurance company for an accident that never happened

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mulcting
  1. cheating
  2. squeezing
  3. hustling
  4. plucking
  5. stinging
  6. screwing
  7. beating
  8. swindling
Verb
  • Later on, after the guests have left, this cheating convention makes Kaylee nervous.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2026
  • There are people out there saying that the Brewers are cheating.
    — David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of cheating
Verb
  • For an octopus, squeezing into tight spaces can provide an escape route and access to prey that other marine creatures cannot easily reach.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Much of the growing opposition to data centers has come from rising electricity prices, which are squeezing Americans in a time of already high prices and cost of living.
    — Shannon Osaka, Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of squeezing
Verb
  • That urgency has marked Holden’s prolific output—especially the thrilling first installment of his Supreme Magnetic series in 2025 and 2022’s Joe Frog—as the Harlem rapper uses his street-hustling past to paint an autobiographical portrait.
    — Matthew Ritchie, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The 30-second teaser sees Jackson hustling around town, making money and recruiting his team of crooks.
    — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of hustling
Verb
  • According to a case report published in the New England Journal of Medicine, the doctors gave the man a topical treatment to numb his eyes and then began plucking out the worms one by one with fine forceps.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Pai Skincare Bright Now Exfoliating Toner, $49 Organic is not as simple as plucking some flowers and putting them on your face.
    — Brianna Peters, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of plucking
Verb
  • The sweeping defeat exacted by Democrats on Tuesday is a stinging rebuke to those efforts, says Colette Delawalla, founder and CEO of advocacy group Stand Up for Science.
    — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Harvester ants defend themselves using neurotoxic venom that causes intense, long-lasting, stinging pain in mammals.
    — RJ Mackenzie, Popular Science, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of stinging
Verb
  • Unlike MacKay’s Ferrars, seemingly the more loyal and irreproachable type, both men end up screwing over the Dashwoods in their own ways.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 13 Oct. 2026
  • In a video from March 4, 2019, her co-worker David Xu can be seen approaching her desk, pouring a substance into the bottle, screwing the lid back on and quickly walking away.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of screwing
Verb
  • At least Florida can point to Ole Miss and Texas, but the Gamecocks jumped into the top 25 after beating a very mediocre Oklahoma team.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The Falcons advanced to the second round last year after beating Berlin the first round.
    — Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of beating
Verb
  • One participant, Odelia Edmond, vividly describes a childhood memory of swindling 30 cents from Zozo Labrique, a New Orleans folk figure who sold red brick dust used in protective Voodou rituals.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 3 Nov. 2026
  • He’s accused of swindling an elderly Tarrant County resident out of between $30,000 and $150,000, the indictment states.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of swindling
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