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
  • As the campaign progressed, other groups, including Pritzker’s PAC and Everytown for Gun Safety, the gun control group backed by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, took over those reservations.
    — Daniel C. Vock, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
  • In the deciding game, Atlanta led by nine midway through the third quarter before Williams took over.
    — Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of took over
Verb
  • 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
  • The government is attempting to improve shattered services and open up an economy closed by the corrupt Assad regime, which ran the economy with an iron fist and embezzled billions for the Assad clan and their allies.
    — Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of embezzled
Verb
  • Its own models going rogue or causing catastrophe The filing says that advanced AI systems pose existential risks particularly if they are misused, weaponized, or allowed to operate with high autonomy.
    — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Stress hormones release during exposure, and risks climb when the practice is misused.
    — Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of misused
Verb
  • But Congress had only appropriated beer money for a champagne project.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The One Big Beautiful Bill Act even appropriated $40 million for the project.
    — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 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
  • Court findings, shared in 2025, showed that nearly 72% of the sheriff’s office spending was misattributed or misappropriated.
    — Yana Kunichoff, ProPublica, 18 Sep. 2026
  • That’s one reason there are so many arguments over the value of a team, or an athlete, or sports more generally, as more and more money chases something essentially priceless—or misappropriated, depending on your view.
    — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of misappropriated
Verb
  • For Charles, who is deeply attached to the Crown’s international role and to continuity with his mother’s reign, the prospect of being the last Windsor to lead the Commonwealth would hold historical significance.
    — Ilaria Perrotta, Vanity Fair, 27 Oct. 2026
  • But the most important thing about Taylor is not the size of the facility or the dollar figure attached to it.
    — Paul Cho, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of attached
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“Peculated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peculated. Accessed 3 Nov. 2026.

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