Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peculated
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Matt Chapman signed his extension before Posey took over, but his first big move was bringing in free-agent shortstop Willy Adames.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026 -
Cordero's stone took over a year.—
Kathleen Perricone,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 June 2026
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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
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Shia elites, like their Sunni counterparts, have embezzled billions and enriched their allies.—
Nabil Salih,
Time,
26 May 2026
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But Collins' victory may come as good news to Democrats, eager to run against his closeness with the president amid unpopular White House policies, along with highlighting allegations that Collins misused congressional funds, which is under investigation by the House Ethics Committee.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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Identity theft protection can help monitor for signs that your personal information is being misused.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
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It was appropriated a decade ago as a signal for white supremacy that started as a hoax on the far-right online message board 4chan.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 June 2026
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Last fiscal year, the county appropriated nearly $500 million to cover possible payouts on claims from fire victims of the Airport fire.—
Claire Wang,
Oc Register,
8 June 2026
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The industry argued that New York’s public nuisance law is preempted by the federal Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, enacted by Congress in 2005.—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
15 June 2026
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The Weird and Wild column had to be preempted by other programming these last couple of weeks.—
Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in March upheld a complaint by Ukraine that Russia’s chess federation had usurped control of the game in areas of Ukraine captured by the Russian military.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
12 June 2026
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James Purefoy plays King Randor, He-Man’s father and the previous ruler of Eternia who was usurped by Skeletor.—
Keith Langston,
PEOPLE,
6 June 2026
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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
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The judge, however, said Monday that Ramco failed to offer evidence that Prasad misappropriated hospital funds.—
Lisa Schencker,
Chicago Tribune,
1 June 2026
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One day, Rangel placed the dog in a delivery box attached to his bicycle and took him for a short ride.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 June 2026
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These muscles include your pronator teres, flexor carpi radialis and flexor-pronator mass that are attached by tendons to the medial epicondyle of your humerus.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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“Peculated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peculated. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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