peculating

verb

present participle of peculate
as in embezzling

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peculating
  1. embezzling
  2. usurping
  3. misusing
  4. appropriating
  5. misappropriating
  6. seizing
  7. preempting
  8. stealing
Verb
  • Lum is charged with embezzling more than $600,000 from the institution.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 14 July 2026
  • But in the end, he was convicted of embezzling around $12 million and executed in 2009.
    — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 14 July 2026
Definition of embezzling
Verb
  • In this way, the tech is being used to elevate human intelligence, rather than usurping it.
    — William Jones, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Eggers made his name by deriding, and then usurping, the literary establishment, in the process defying the tired binary of pure artist versus sellout.
    — Tope Folarin, The Atlantic, 22 July 2026
Definition of usurping
Verb
  • There are several suburbs, including Itasca and Joliet, that have ongoing police investigations into officers accused of misusing Flock cameras for personal use.
    — Charlie De Mar, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The cameras lately have come under fire for officers misusing them.
    — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of misusing
Verb
  • Sawyer was among five city council members who voted no on appropriating funds for the purchase.
    — Chierstin Roth, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Other lawmakers were concerned about appropriating more funds for a war effort that seems to be rapidly escalating and remains unpopular with the American public.
    — Eric McDaniel, NPR, 22 July 2026
Definition of appropriating
Verb
  • In a statement, the court also said Hui also abused his position in orchestrating financial fraud and misappropriating company assets.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • In 1986, Bycel took on the role of dean for the Santa Barbara and Ventura Colleges of Law, helping steer the ship after the former dean was accused of misappropriating funds.
    — Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of misappropriating
Verb
  • Options like seizing Iranian assets and sanctioning Iran’s trading partners, exchange houses, and Chinese banks all have potential downsides.
    — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • For years, Hayward police have investigated Johnson as a suspect, seizing his phones, testing Hunter’s clothing for DNA, and interviewing witnesses, but just recently convinced prosecutors to file a case.
    — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of seizing
Verb
  • In response, the CFTC has said that the Commodity Exchange Act gives it sole power over swaps and futures contracts, preempting state laws.
    — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026
  • But there are several downsides for players in preempting an MLB lockout by going on strike.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 July 2026
Definition of preempting
Verb
  • The complaint says Elmi and the three others then began stealing victims' identities to bill Medicaid in their name.
    — Adam Duxter, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • A question of piracy After book authors accused the company of stealing their work to train its Claude AI chatbot, Judge Alsup broke the accusations down into two components and addressed them separately.
    — TerDawn DeBoe, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of stealing
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