peculates

Definition of peculatesnext
present tense third-person singular of peculate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for peculates
Verb
  • No young officer who takes over from Maduro is likely to empower a figure as uncompromising as Machado.
    Quico Toro, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Others will be displaced by AI that takes over processes which no longer require human intervention.
    Hugh Son, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) preempts states from enacting laws that conflict with ERISA on regulated benefit plans.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Story editing is a form of self-talk that preempts your under-estimator from seizing control with its bludgeoning feedback.
    Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Jokic usurps Nurkic Jusuf Nurkic became Jokic’s first backup center in unceremonious fashion, getting benched by Michael Malone 25 games into his third season.
    Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The company also claims that the system is integrated with unique mission planning and sonar data analysis software designed to optimize the work and workload of operators.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Nov. 2025
  • However, as of November 2025, Kipley claims she is no longer allowed to use her classroom to film pump-and-pour videos — despite only doing so when students aren't around.
    Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The slender but powerful book takes place over the course of a week, when Ma’s plans are suddenly imperiled while Boomba seizes the chance to make up for his past mistakes and help his family.
    Stuart Miller, Oc Register, 22 Dec. 2025
  • In the novel, Joan Goodwin, a physics professor with a lifelong love of the stars, seizes the chance to join NASA’s first class of women astronauts and soon finds friendship, passion, and purpose among her fellow trainees.
    Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 20 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • The system converts 94 of its 98 physical qubits into logical ones, fully entangled in one of the largest GHZ states ever recorded.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2025
  • In the last year, part of the utility’s plan to power the area includes the construction of substations, which converts high-voltage electricity to lower voltages for distribution to homes and businesses.
    Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 4 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The lawsuit argues the freeze violated federal law, including the Administrative Procedure Act and constitutional limits on executive power and how Congress appropriates funds.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 9 Jan. 2026
  • The state appropriates funds for the voucher program at the beginning of the fiscal year and then seeks federal reimbursement.
    Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 7 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • But the sustained fury grabs you.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Today, artificial intelligence grabs headlines and AI stocks are soaring.
    Drew O’Connor, Nashville Tennessean, 2 Nov. 2025
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“Peculates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peculates. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.

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