Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peculated
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The second half was more of the same as Colorado’s physicality took over.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
6 Mar. 2026 -
The sellout streak was 117 games entering the 2025-26 season, and season-ticket revenue rose 227% since Dundon took over.—
Scott Soshnick,
Sportico.com,
5 Mar. 2026
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Yasmin's descent into a personal and financial spiral in the wake of Charles' sudden death—and the ensuing scandal surrounding his exposure as a scammer who embezzled millions from his own company—also mirrors talking points from Maxwell's life.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
2 Mar. 2026
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Police, according to the warrant, also found that two checks totaling $4,000 were allegedly embezzled from the department’s Police Activity League account, which is used to fund summer camps, basketball clinics and other community events.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
27 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, a lawsuit filed by former LAUSD Superintendent Austin Beutner is moving through the courts, alleging the district misused millions of dollars earmarked for arts and music instruction under Proposition 28.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
25 Feb. 2026
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Claude Code Security builds on over a year of research by the company’s Frontier Red Team, an internal group of about 15 researchers tasked with stress-testing the company’s most advanced AI systems and probing how they might be misused in areas such as cybersecurity.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
20 Feb. 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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One of the best defenses in civil litigation is that the plaintiff has pleaded laws that are preempted by other laws.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
26 Feb. 2026
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The states continue to have the power to regulate greenhouse gases, not from motor vehicles, that's preempted, but in stationary sources, lots of other things, states still have the power, and many states are using that power to regulate their emissions and to encourage more renewable energy.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
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But streaming has usurped DVR use as a way to watch TV after the fact and is now the path to big audiences for network shows.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Mar. 2026
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The lawsuit claims the executive order is unlawful and unconstitutional, specifically that DeSantis has usurped the exclusive authority of the federal government to identify and designate terrorist organizations.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Mar. 2026
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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.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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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
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Boese said Casap developed a plan in late 2024 to target Trump with an AK-47 rifle attached to a drone.—
Todd Richmond,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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So far, those storefronts don’t have businesses attached; the CCDC is seeking buyers for the space through a request for proposal due April 7.—
Mark Dee,
Idaho Statesman,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Peculated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peculated. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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