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rooked

verb

past tense of rook
as in cheated
to rob by the use of trickery or threats once you learn to recognize these swindler's tricks, no one will be able to use them to rook you

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rooked
  1. cheated
  2. hustled
  3. plucked
  4. stung
  5. squeezed
  6. screwed
  7. stuck
  8. swindled
Verb
  • The producers’ suit appeared to sputter out in 2022, when a judge ruled that they were not cheated out of profits and that AMC had sued a standard definition.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The Times has interviewed more than a dozen clients and investors who said they were cheated by Holdo.
    — Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of cheated
Verb
  • In the press box, Ravens assistants hustled downstairs to join the celebration.
    — Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Who hasn’t hustled out into the backyard to mimic their sports heroes?
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of hustled
Verb
  • Those also turned to boos on Strand’s first NFL pass, which Horn deflected and Lloyd plucked out of the air at close range.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 21 Sep. 2026
  • According to Anderson, a key part of the Patriots’ winning formula was Brady’s sense that Belichick had plucked him from obscurity.
    — Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of plucked
Verb
  • As solitary insects with limited aggression towards humans, the risk of getting stung is often not worth your direct interference.
    — Sean Donnelly, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Two years is a long time in the NFL, yet that wild-card loss to the Philadelphia Eagles still stung in the building.
    — Kevin Fishbain, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of stung
Verb
  • With Hamas squeezed, Netanyahu asked the Qataris to commit to official monthly payments to Gaza.
    — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
  • News organizations large and small are being squeezed like never before.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of squeezed
Verb
  • Like her, Americans are also so tired of being screwed by an administration that’s not only grossly incompetent and cruel but corrupt as well.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The 2022 class feels screwed, not privy to the extra COVID year or the five-in-five for the 2023 athletes.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of screwed
Verb
  • Now my guy is stuck in an insane asylum with a doctor who seems downright giddy to try out some electroshock therapy.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2026
  • But the Pentagon’s internal investigation has been stuck in limbo for months.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of stuck
Verb
  • At one point, Fred was swindled out of upward of $15,000 when someone pretended to be the owner of a house for sale that Fred wanted to buy.
    — Megan Rose, ProPublica, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Holdo swindled 32 victims out of hundreds of thousands of dollars for Rolex watches that never existed, authorities said.
    — City News Service, Oc Register, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of swindled
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