peculated

verb

past tense of peculate
as in took over

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peculated
  1. took over
  2. embezzled
  3. misused
  4. appropriated
  5. preempted
  6. usurped
  7. misappropriated
  8. attached
Verb
  • China's domestic cloud market grew 21% to 26% year over year through 2025, according to the same Omdia tracking, accelerating each quarter as AI workloads took over as the primary growth driver.
    — Ashish Bhatia, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Moore said, referring to screenwriter Nicole Holofcener, who was originally slated to direct the film before Marielle Heller took over.
    — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of took over
Verb
  • Matthew Robinson was sued by his brother and a co-founder of the company, claiming $100,000 was embezzled over two years, according to a 2014 lawsuit.
    — Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 17 July 2026
  • Sullivan was hired to take over the conservancy after a crisis developed when its CFO was found to have embezzled millions from the non-profit, was found guilty and is now serving time in jail.
    — Carol Cain, CBS News, 12 June 2026
Definition of embezzled
Verb
  • The main reason that high-quality asset protection structures are penetrated is because they were misused or disregarded.
    — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Identity monitoring goes a step further by watching for signs your personal information is being misused.
    — Evan Zimmer, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of misused
Verb
  • Although Congress appropriated $345 million for AHRQ for this fiscal year, the agency has spent less than $15 million on grants and hasn’t issued a new one in over a year, according to a review of federal records.
    — Arthur Allen, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
  • In general, the president can only spend money that Congress has appropriated.
    — Cameron Pugh, Christian Science Monitor, 29 July 2026
Definition of appropriated
Verb
  • The California Restaurant Association challenged the ban in federal court, saying the city’s ban preempted Energy Policy and Conservation Act rules on energy use of gas appliances, including those in households and restaurant kitchens.
    — Cam'ron Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
  • On July 8, a federal judge in Manhattan denied Kalshi's bid to block New York's regulators, holding the state's gambling laws are not preempted as applied to sports contracts.
    — Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of preempted
Verb
  • His story is one rife with terror, pain and a sweltering rage that has usurped everything around him.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Season 2 was a major improvement, which was then usurped by season 3, which brought in new uniforms, new sets, and Michael Piller to head up the writing team.
    — Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of usurped
Verb
  • He was also accused of deceiving escrow agents to secure the release of pre-construction condo deposits and then misappropriated those funds for personal expenses unrelated to the developments.
    — Jay Weaver June 6, Miami Herald, 6 June 2026
  • The judge, however, said Monday that Ramco failed to offer evidence that Prasad misappropriated hospital funds.
    — Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026
Definition of misappropriated
Verb
  • Bale was cast as Patrick Bateman in the film adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’ American Psycho, with Mary Harron attached to direct.
    — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Just look at the sleeve of XXXXX, the latest in her Giger-esque series of covers featuring cyborg-like beings, where her body is attached to what looks like some kind of tank or ship.
    — Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of attached
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“Peculated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peculated. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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