as in cheated
to rob by the use of trickery or threats
hundreds of people were swindled out of their savings, and all they had to show for it were fake land deeds
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Recent Examples of swindled
This was partly out of deference to a president who thinks not of enemies but only of potential counterparties to be bargained with, bullied, swindled, or accommodated.
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Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 17 Feb. 2026
But the attempt at humor didn’t satisfy some angry fans who believe Mets President David Stearns swindled Getz in a trade that essentially was a salary dump.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2026
Some alleged Sunlight simply stopped working while the job was only partway completed; the rest said they were swindled out of downpayments and ended up with nothing.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 12 Feb. 2026
The investors' attorneys said about $46 million of the money the pair swindled from their investors went to pay for expensive cars.
—Steffanie Dupree, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
John Tamahere McCabe, 42, swindled the money by falsely promising to sell the 79-year-old victim’s yacht for him and by taking out unauthorized loans against his Irvine condominium.
—Sean Emery, Oc Register, 28 Jan. 2026
An Alpharetta man pleaded guilty Thursday to federal charges of wire fraud in connection with an investment and fake University of Georgia ticket scheme that prosecutors said swindled people out of hundreds of thousands of dollars.
—David Aaro, AJC.com, 16 Jan. 2026
In 2016, it was revealed that a con man had swindled Nicole out of $10 million.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 12 Nov. 2025
Black residents who got swindled out of land could not turn to the courts.
—Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 17 Feb. 2026
But the attempt at humor didn’t satisfy some angry fans who believe Mets President David Stearns swindled Getz in a trade that essentially was a salary dump.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2026
Some alleged Sunlight simply stopped working while the job was only partway completed; the rest said they were swindled out of downpayments and ended up with nothing.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 12 Feb. 2026
The investors' attorneys said about $46 million of the money the pair swindled from their investors went to pay for expensive cars.
—Steffanie Dupree, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
John Tamahere McCabe, 42, swindled the money by falsely promising to sell the 79-year-old victim’s yacht for him and by taking out unauthorized loans against his Irvine condominium.
—Sean Emery, Oc Register, 28 Jan. 2026
An Alpharetta man pleaded guilty Thursday to federal charges of wire fraud in connection with an investment and fake University of Georgia ticket scheme that prosecutors said swindled people out of hundreds of thousands of dollars.
—David Aaro, AJC.com, 16 Jan. 2026
In 2016, it was revealed that a con man had swindled Nicole out of $10 million.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 12 Nov. 2025
Black residents who got swindled out of land could not turn to the courts.
—Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swindled
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To sum up the series finale’s key moments, in the college timeline, Bree (Cat Missal), in a rage of anger after finding out that Lucy (Grace Van Patten) was the person Evan (Branden Cook) had cheated with, releases the tape of Lucy admitting to lying about being raped.—
Emily Longeretta,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2026
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Ustyugov was also a part of the Russian relay team that won the gold medal in the Sochi Olympics in 2014 and was found to have cheated ahead of that season as well.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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His attacker, the man in black, was hustled off the stage.—
Anderson Cooper,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026
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As the lights came up, Taylor had already been hustled out, as had Arnaud.—
Eve Batey,
Vanity Fair,
7 Feb. 2026
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Over at Azur on Luminara, the menu reinvents itself every two days to mirror the port of call, like someone plucked the best taverna dishes off the coast and casually plated them in front of you.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Feb. 2026
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This is ideal for decades of sliding across the ice, because bigger mineral grains are more likely to get plucked out by the ice, leaving holes in the surface that could cause unpredictable behavior.—
Andrea Thompson,
Scientific American,
10 Feb. 2026
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The Cowboys have also reiterated that the loss of Jourdan Lewis stung them this season.—
Joseph Hoyt,
Dallas Morning News,
16 Feb. 2026
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Further down the supply chain, former Army Ranger Patrick Montgomery, who runs KC Cattle Company, located outside Kansas City, Missouri, has been stung by high prices.—
Enda Curran,
Fortune,
15 Feb. 2026
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In an ecosystem squeezed by the brutal economics of streaming and the continuing struggles of the theatrical model, far too many worthy films go unsold and unseen.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Feb. 2026
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Tens of billions of dollars in corporate loans are likely to default over the next year as companies, especially software and data services firms owned by private equity, get squeezed by the AI threat, Mish said in a Wednesday research note.—
Hugh Son,
CNBC,
13 Feb. 2026
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They are typically screwed into the snow and often cemented in by water that turns to ice.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2026
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Smaller version of the quakes at home Think of a plastic water bottle filled to the rim with the cap firmly screwed on.—
Tammie Souza,
CBS News,
7 Feb. 2026
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Tanyika Rickard, a community manager with Chase Bank in Philadelphia, who works directly with customers who have been targeted or defrauded, said scammers often spend months building trust before ever bringing up money.—
Joshua Sidorowicz,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Jacobus also defrauded members of his own family.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
7 Feb. 2026
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Like that film and the rest of her oeuvre, her latest is another tender tale of a protagonist stuck between two worlds, a hallmark motif fitting for a director who splits her time between documentary and fiction filmmaking.—
Lé Baltar,
IndieWire,
17 Feb. 2026
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The rescue took place in the area of Branford Point where crews responded on the report of a goose possibly in distress and stuck in the ice, according to the Branford Professional Firefighters IAFF 2533.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
17 Feb. 2026
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