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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peculates
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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
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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
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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
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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
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The team claims the work demonstrates a deformable material performing matrix-vector multiplication directly through motion, without requiring an electrical conversion.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Nov. 2025
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When the movie was being wrapped up, Robertson claims Helm wasn’t keen on shooting the additional soundstage footage that featured the Staple Singers and Emmylou Harris, and would have preferred to keep the extra cash for themselves.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
2 Nov. 2025
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Dolores notices they are gone and begins to lash out, and Abby seizes an opportunity to knock Dolores out.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Oct. 2025
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Continue reading … CRYPTO CRACKDOWN – DOJ seizes record $15 billion in Bitcoin in largest US forfeiture ever.—
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FOXNews.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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Electric front loaders are rarely inexpensive, and this one is no exception – starting at €6,495 (which converts to around US$7,500 – though there's no word on international availability).—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
31 Oct. 2025
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Rondo’s system converts cheap renewable electricity into heat that can be discharged on demand into industrial processes.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Oct. 2025
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Typically, Congress passes a budget that appropriates money for the next fiscal year to federal agencies.—
Amy Maxmen,
ABC News,
5 Nov. 2025
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Most legal scholars interpret this to mean that the president’s duty is to spend the money Congress appropriates, and that the president does not have the power to withhold funds.—
Andy Kroll,
ProPublica,
18 Oct. 2025
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After Grace quotes Zooey Deschanel's character, Thames grabs her face and kisses her out of the frame.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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Another strong Lions performance could mark a turning point this season where Detroit grabs control of the division and doesn't look back.—
Nick Meyer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Peculates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peculates. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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