Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peculated
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Glasner took over at Palace in February 2024 when the London side were 15th in the Premier League and had lost 10 of their last 17 matches.—
Luke Bosher,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025 -
Canes force another turnover After FSU took over a drive at midfield, the Hurricanes got the ball right back.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
4 Oct. 2025
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The former Dixon comptroller embezzled nearly $54 million from the tiny town to fund a lavish lifestyle.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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About six years after Jackson deposited her inheritance in the bank, the Star reported that a bank employee siphoned her account and embezzled about $700,000.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
26 Jan. 2025
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Just last week, one case was dismissed by a federal judge who said former Bojangles employees failed to show their data was misused as a result of the breach.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Oct. 2025
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Now, new unsealed documents reveal the FBI was looking into whether the cybersecurity researcher, who lived in Bloomington and Carmel, misused federal research grants.—
Cate Charron,
IndyStar,
7 Oct. 2025
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Some of today’s most ubiquitous beauty trends were started by Latinas, appropriated by white mainstream audiences, and rebranded into something that only sounds new.—
Sofía Viera,
Allure,
10 Oct. 2025
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In addition, time has expired for spending money previously appropriated by Congress, so for all practical purposes, not only is the money gone, so too are the programs that the money was meant to fund.—
Nina Totenberg,
NPR,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Some American manufacturers preempted extra costs earlier this year.—
Luke Fountain,
CNBC,
3 Oct. 2025
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If nothing else, Collier’s media hit seems to have preempted any closer examination into why the W deemed its newest rights deal worthy of a celebratory canter in the first place.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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As Craigslist, Google, and Facebook usurped most of what newspapers counted on for ad revenue, my beloved industry cratered in all but the urban power centers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Oct. 2025
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The news comes as the Cybertruck was recently usurped from its position as America's best-selling electric pickup truck in the first quarter of 2025.—
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
14 Sep. 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
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Customers spend an average of $30 to $40 on costumes and $10 to $20 on joke or gag items, like a doughnut with a roach attached to the bottom, or a fake car fob that shocks the hand.—
Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
9 Oct. 2025
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Matt Shakman is attached to executive produce and direct the first episode.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Peculated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peculated. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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