Thesaurus results for VICTIMIZE

victimize

verb

ˈvik-tə-ˌmīz

Definition of victimize

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 Anyone who believes they were victimized by Lynch or has information relevant to the investigation is asked to contact Prince George’s County detectives. — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026 The travelers are the ones victimized, and this comes at a significant cost in terms of public safety. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026 Elbogen estimates that Ayala and Kim victimized dozens of young girls and women, both nationally and internationally. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026 During public comment, one resident described feeling victimized by riders while using city parks with his 2-year-old daughter. — Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 9 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for victimize

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Now there seems to be a petty attempt to call out cheating when no cheating took place.

— Matt Calkins OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Around this time, Kingsolver was accused of cheating in a regional essay contest.

— Casey Cep, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of cheat

Verb

At their most basic, these may consist of just two elements, such as a stone and a sheet of raw steel—that is, an element plucked from the natural world and one of industrial manufacture.

— Barry Schwabsky, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Rice and Schlittler were both raised among Red Sox fans in Massachusetts and went to college in New England before getting plucked by the Yankees out of Boston’s backyard in baseball’s amateur draft.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of pluck

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To close deals, some US homebuilders are resorting to price cuts and mortgage rate buy downs to attract buyers, squeezing profit margins that are already compressed by high raw material, labor, and financing expenses.

— , CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
Mounting losses, bankruptcies Besides the cost of raw materials, there are many other factors squeezing farmers.

— Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of squeeze

Verb

General Mills spun off Darden Restaurants in 1995, and then Darden sold Red Lobster in 2014, in a deal with the private equity firm Golden Gate Capital that still stings many veterans to this day.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
Frazier was a Black sharecropper’s son who’d overcome much hardship, and the insults stung.

— Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of sting

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Quickly, the house lights come up, and Lay and family are hustled backstage to get reacquainted.

— Joan Kron, Allure, 28 Sep. 2026
Her mother hustled her to hospital, only for the doctors to realize Accurso’s active imagination had left her in the same predicament as Madeline’s friends.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of hustle

Verb

While self-driving cars learn from static obstacles, fraud models must navigate environments where every variable is actively attempting to deceive the system.

— Wayne Hamilton, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Pitinan Packable Rain Jacket With Hood, $27 Packing for a short weekend getaway is deceiving.

— Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of deceive

Verb

Who would come correct with a bitchy, sassy, screw-all-y’all response, and who would play it safe with a mild-mannered send-off?

— Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Sep. 2026
Sometimes a lid isn’t screwed tightly, and your foundation proves its worth all over the inside of your bag.

— Carin Ryan, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of screw

Verb

Where Montoya lived Montoya faces charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States, possession of false immigration documents, use of false immigration documents and obstruction of agency proceedings.

— Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 30 Sep. 2026
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison on Tuesday afternoon announced that nine providers have been charged with defrauding the Medicaid program.

— WCCO Staff, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of defraud

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