Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peculated
Verb
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This time, Andre took over the screen, sharing a quick on-camera kiss with Parker, eliciting laughter and cheers from the crowd.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
2 Nov. 2025 -
Before Sayin took over starting duties, WIll Howard quarterbacked Ohio State to a College Football Playoff National Championship last season.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
2 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Over five years, the couple allegedly tortured her and embezzled her money, per prosecutors.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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Danvers woman Michelle Bowman had apparently done just that — jetting off to vacation destinations as the Salem court clerk allegedly embezzled more than $70,000 in bail funds.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The cameo feature, which allows your child’s likeness to be potentially duplicated in video form, and misused.—
Wendy Wisner,
Parents,
30 Oct. 2025
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Follow these steps to stay alert, safeguard your savings, and protect your personal data from being stolen or misused.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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Many civilian employees at the base who are paid using funds appropriated by Congress have been furloughed and others that are deemed mission critical are currently working without pay.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Oct. 2025
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The money is there, appropriated.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The concern is that FDA will not remove unsafe ingredients, and then the states are preempted from doing so, leaving Americans unprotected.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
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As such, any Charter provision in conflict with the statute is preempted.—
Christina Hall,
Freep.com,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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No Blue Jay has usurped Carter in that category this October.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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In September, the company's Cofounder and Chairman Larry Ellison briefly usurped Elon Musk as the world's richest person, according to a Bloomberg ranking, with a majority of the 81-year-old’s $400 billion net worth tied to Oracle.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In early August, for example, NABU and SAPO exposed a criminal group of political, military, and business figures that had misappropriated funds allocated by local authorities for the purchase of drones and electronic warfare systems.—
DARIA KALENIUK,
Foreign Affairs,
3 Sep. 2025
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She is also accused of misappropriated the victim’s money at least 45 times from June 2021 through November 2022, Gerace added.—
Fox19 staff,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
13 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Hamida discovers the newborn still attached to her corpse by umbilical cord and saves him, breastfeeding and caring for the infant as her own.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
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Records provided to the Herald by Pertnoy show that the name attached to one Mailchimp account linked to People Count USA is Jorge Dominguez, a name that is not uncommon in Hispanic-heavy South Florida.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Peculated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peculated. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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