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
  • Since interim head coach Ryan Richter took over during the World Cup break, Philadelphia earned 43 of a possible 57 points while outscoring opponents 48-22 during that span.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Georgia has not lost to Missouri since Kirby Smart took over as the program’s head coach back in 2016.
    — Connor Riley, AJC.com, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of took over
Verb
  • Prosecutors allege Wallace embezzled about $390,000 from the church’s coffers between April 2019 and September 2025, spending some of the funds on rent and travel expenses.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2026
  • Wilson also claimed funds were embezzled from the film’s budget and that Ghost was trying to bury her directorial debut.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of embezzled
Verb
  • Nor is there evidence in these announcements that either operator has misused guest information.
    — Burak Oktenli, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Those can be warning signs that someone has misused a minor's identity.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of misused
Verb
  • Congress appropriated $257 million for the renovation of the Kennedy Center.
    — Gary Fields, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Congress had appropriated $257 million for upkeep of the building in 2025, with construction phased out over time and the center remaining open.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of appropriated
Verb
  • While the Jeter/A-Rod/Big Papi jawing session preempted the usual transmission of commercial messages, the break was conspicuously sponsored by official MLB backer and longstanding World Series patron T-Mobile.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 27 Oct. 2026
  • But the state supreme court affirmed in a 5-2 decision that Boulder’s legal claims are not preempted by federal law and that a trial could proceed in Boulder district court.
    — Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of preempted
Verb
  • But having your name be usurped by a bag is a strangely dehumanizing experience.
    — Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 19 Oct. 2026
  • But by the end of the movie, Verity is dead and her publishing empire has been usurped by her ghostwriter.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of usurped
Verb
  • The lawsuit was filed by Turkish national Nebahat Evyap Isbilen, who alleges that her former adviser Selman Turk misappropriated tens of millions of pounds of her money.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2026
  • His campaign also came amid controversy over the Hope Florida initiative after a grand jury report found $10 million in taxpayer money had been misappropriated and routed through nonprofits into political activities.
    — Sergio Candido, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of misappropriated
Verb
  • In a move designed to attract more voters, lawmakers attached language that would place a ban on gender-affirming care for minors in the Missouri Constitution.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The other two shows in the season have been decided and scheduled, with directors already attached to them, but can’t be officially announced yet due to contractual arrangements regarding the performance rights.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of attached
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“Peculated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peculated. Accessed 10 Nov. 2026.

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