as in cheating
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 swindling
Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2025
Noun
In November, Jackson terminated Gatlin for swindling millions of dollars from the Foundation as executives privately reeled over her betrayal of the hospital system’s fundraising arm, which raises tens of millions to benefit Jackson’s patients.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swindling
Verb
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Regarding the subject of cheating and whether students might use AI to write essays, edX told Fortune that GradyAI has cheating detection built into its algorithms that can be turned on or off depending on the application.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
15 Oct. 2025
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But his $20 million contract gave the Guardians two more years of club options at $10 million each, which seemed to be a bargain until the cheating scandal emerged.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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And what could be more legitimate of a cause for removing a governor of the nation's central bank—which is, among other things, the lender of last resort to the country's financial institutions—than the alleged defrauding of those very financial institutions?—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
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Her alleged defrauding of the Jackson Health Foundation, however, extended well beyond Miami, according to an indictment and other court records.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
12 Aug. 2025
Verb
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From rushing out of the office to get party-ready, or hustling through the airport and reuniting with loved ones, to finally arriving at a glamorous night out with friends, each scene conveys merriment and personal style set against the backdrop of New York City.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
14 Oct. 2025
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Alongside her siblings, one of her first moments hustling was selling drinks to visitors who were on vacation.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
10 Oct. 2025
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That assumes your startup is developing artificial intelligence tools for cat-skinning.—
Neil Senturia,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Record high inflation and a weak yen are also squeezing households and driving up living costs.—
Hanako Montgomery,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
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All the while, overall streaming growth has slowed in recent years, squeezing artists’ margins even further.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Helicopters have been plucking people off rooftops for rescue from flooding and structural damage.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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With the Giants plucking concepts from Ole Miss’ offense, Dart’s comfort level was obvious.—
Dan Duggan,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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There’s an art to the hand-cutting and chiseling of the tiles which has been passed down through generations.—
Patricia Shannon,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Sep. 2025
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The type of manual mining Ojibwe perform to obtain pipestone, however, involves crawling into small caves and careful chiseling by hand.—
Frank Vaisvilas,
jsonline.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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The production was plagued by hurricanes, tsunami warnings, stinging jellyfish and several injuries — including Costner, who almost died while riding out a storm stranded atop a mast after his safety line had snapped.—
Peter Kiefer,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Oct. 2025
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Andreas Helmersen hit the bar while Patrick Berg’s stinging effort was saved by Guglielmo Vicario.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Swindling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swindling. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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