as in to cheat
to rob by the use of trickery or threats
victimized by a confidence man with a slick story
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Recent Examples of victimize
Three other women allege being touched by Jones The women who said they were victimized were responsible for recruiting members to the church or day care, and two of them were expected to recruit through flyers, public demonstrations and word of mouth, according to the affidavit.
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Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 21 May 2025
This film poignantly shines a light on those who are victimized, and that includes the movie’s courageous director who has travelled to Cannes with his cast for this premiere.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 20 May 2025
Hawaii was hardly the only country victimized by trade dependence.
—Allison Carnegie, Foreign Affairs, 14 May 2025
Offense Also Struggles Atlanta has been victimized by a struggling offense – even after the return of former league MVP Ronald Acuna, Jr. just weeks ago.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
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Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 21 May 2025
This film poignantly shines a light on those who are victimized, and that includes the movie’s courageous director who has travelled to Cannes with his cast for this premiere.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 20 May 2025
Hawaii was hardly the only country victimized by trade dependence.
—Allison Carnegie, Foreign Affairs, 14 May 2025
Offense Also Struggles Atlanta has been victimized by a struggling offense – even after the return of former league MVP Ronald Acuna, Jr. just weeks ago.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for victimize
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Iran's response: cheating and hiding its nuclear weapons program; sprinting toward a bomb; and trying to assassinate senior American officials, including President Trump.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 June 2025
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Trouble is, the elder Broadway managed to cheat St. Christopher out of his share of the plunder.—
Joe Leydon,
Variety,
13 June 2025
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Born and raised in a tiny town northeast of Toronto, she was plucked out of a concert crowd by two modeling scouts.—
John McDermott,
HollywoodReporter,
19 June 2025
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Several productive players already were plucked from portal during SDSU’s coaching search, so Vance will need to act quickly to improve the roster.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 June 2025
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Despite remaining hugely cash-generative at the operating level, outgoings on player transfers, loan interest and the £50million investment at the Carrington training ground have squeezed their ability to spend quite so readily as in the past.—
Gregg Evans,
New York Times,
17 June 2025
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Team-building is not about squeezing sufficient value out of every single contract or assembling a roster of yes men.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
16 June 2025
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What to know: Free to enter; no lifeguards or facilities and the salty water can sting cuts or irritate sensitive skin.—
Allison Palmer,
Sacbee.com,
17 June 2025
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The Atlanta Braves have won consecutive series since dropping six in a row, though losing Sunday’s series finale to the Rockies despite Grant Holmes’ 15 strikeouts stung.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
16 June 2025
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So the Marian commit hustled home on junior left fielder Nevaeh Rangel’s flyout in the ninth inning, trying to break a scoreless tie.—
Michael Osipoff,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2025
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Related Stories Kim Novak to Be Honored at Venice Film Festival With Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement Based on true events, the romantic thriller will follow three friends, Goldie (Grey), Blake (Fodé), and Angel (Lysette), who must hustle through the night on the streets of Tenderloin.—
Giana Levy,
Variety,
13 June 2025
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Notably, 40 percent acknowledged faking activity to deceive monitoring systems, suggesting a struggle to maintain consistent performance outside traditional office settings.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 June 2025
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So there’s an interesting, dark comedy element to people that are deceiving themselves.—
Mark Hughes,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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All were unlikely beneficiaries this week of pardons, with President Donald Trump flexing his executive power to bestow clemency on political allies, prominent public figures and others convicted of defrauding the public.—
Eric Tucker,
Chicago Tribune,
30 May 2025
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In June 2022, Todd and Julie Chrisley, who portrayed themselves as real estate tycoons in the South on their USA Network shows, were found guilty of conspiring to defraud community banks in Atlanta out of more than $36 million in fraudulent loans, defraud the IRS and commit tax evasion.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
28 May 2025
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Gordon mentions beating the Bears’ rivals as one of his key team goals for the 2025 season.—
DJ Siddiqi,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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This, in turn, provoked police to wade into the crowd, beating people with nightsticks.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
10 June 2025
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“Victimize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/victimize. Accessed 26 Jun. 2025.
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