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
  • Manuel took over for Dave Brandon, a Domino’s Pizza executive who alienated a lot of Michigan fans with his slick marketing schemes.
    — Austin Meek, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • Northrop’s SpaceLogistics division took over the commercial portion of the program the following year and completed development of the spacecraft.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 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
  • Minnesota has done well to target players whom other franchises underused or misused, then optimize them in the Lynx system.
    — Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • The case, which Step Up settled for $3 million, alleged that the nonprofit and Southern California developer Shangri-La had misused state money intended to build affordable housing.
    — Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026
Definition of misused
Verb
  • That’s different from what happened after past disasters, such as Hurricane Katrina and Superstorm Sandy, when Congress appropriated large portions of the amounts that were requested.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2026
  • The renovation is being funded by $257 million in funds appropriated by Congress through last year’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed into law in July 2025.
    — Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 13 July 2026
Definition of appropriated
Verb
  • Pierron, who recalled not being able to watch the 1986 World Cup final in Olathe because it had been preempted by a telethon, bought season tickets right away.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026
  • This is one of numerous cases in which judges must decide whether state laws are preempted by federal regulation of prediction markets.
    — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 8 July 2026
Definition of preempted
Verb
  • Anyway, Mack usurped the starting catcher role upon arrival in Miami, maintaining the same 26 HR per 600 PA pace achieved over his last two seasons of MiLB ball.
    — John Laghezza, New York Times, 24 July 2026
  • When talkies usurped silent films, in the late 1920s, theaters scrambled to adapt to a new, squatter format.
    — Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 16 July 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
  • Yet currently, there are no sticks attached to the federal voucher program.
    — Peter Greene, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • The utility pole the cable line was attached to broke and hit Bradshaw from behind, Macchia said.
    — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 21 July 2026
Definition of attached
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