Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peculated
Verb
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Gaugh left in 2011 and then rejoined in 2023 when Jakob Nowell took over as lead singer following the winding-down of Sublime with Rome in 2024.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
26 Mar. 2026 -
To her, things really improved only when MacPherson and his partners took over the space and gave it a neo-bohemian lift.—
Matthew Sedacca,
Curbed,
26 Mar. 2026
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Of the $400,000 that authorities allege was embezzled, state prosecutors say more than $300,000 was obtained by the victim through changes to his will and trust that benefited Sprague rather than his children and grandchildren.—
Joseph Buczek,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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That suit claimed Woodrow embezzled and mismanaged funds.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
20 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Cook said that while the department has outlined policies limiting how drones can be used, those rules do not guarantee that the technology will not be misused.—
Ben Wheeler,
Kansas City Star,
23 Mar. 2026
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Even those made from durable materials can break if misused.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
23 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Attorneys for the federal government were only able to file a motion to reopen the case once Congress appropriated Justice Department funds.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
24 Mar. 2026
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But Attorney General Rob Bonta’s office said in a statement to The Bee that the legal expenses more than paid for themselves when the state won back $188 billion in money that Congress had appropriated, but the administration was withholding.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
23 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The states have a role to play, and that is the gold standard of that regulation, and we shouldn’t be preempted by federal regulation.—
Morgan Chalfant,
semafor.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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On Friday, jurors preempted their pizza lunch break to ask Kuhl whether all of them should weigh in on damages, or only those who’d agreed on liability.—
Sonja Sharp,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Vodka had overtaken gin in popularity by 1967, but by 2000 had fully usurped it, like Claudius to King Hamlet—occupied its position, married its wife, and taken control of its lands.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
21 Mar. 2026
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In other words, the apparatus that became the modern movie camera, up until digital technology usurped the role that film cameras played in capturing the first 100 years of filmmaking.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
20 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The criminal investigation was turned over to Connecticut State Police, who reported finding that $85,500 was misappropriated, which included $4,000 that was missing from the Police Activity League account which is used for youth and community events, according to the warrant affidavit.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
25 Mar. 2026
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There was the safety dummy that was misappropriated by impatient commuters.—
Cierra Morgan,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Upon arriving, the drone will remain up to 300 feet in the air while a pod, attached by a tether and carrying the product, descends to the ground.—
Chase Jordan
March 27,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Mar. 2026
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The catalogue of eight plans is part of Boise’s housing agenda, which already allows ADUs — smaller, secondary homes attached or adjacent to a primary residence that are often called in-law or mother-in-law units — in nearly all zoning districts.—
Mark Dee
March 27,
Idaho Statesman,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Peculated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peculated. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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