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
After being victimized by a pair of Bulls blow-bys in his initial stint, there was no additional stint, with Jovic instead moved up when Adebayo went out.
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Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2026
Yards from San Diego to Arizona and even the famed Huntington botanical gardens in San Marino have all been victimized by theft.
—Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2026
Pflugerville police are encouraging anyone who may have been victimized by Field or who has related information to contact investigators.
—Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 29 Jan. 2026
These harsh outcomes raise serious concerns about equity and undermine confidence in the fairness of our tax system, particularly for taxpayers who acted in good faith and were victimized.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
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Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2026
Yards from San Diego to Arizona and even the famed Huntington botanical gardens in San Marino have all been victimized by theft.
—Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2026
Pflugerville police are encouraging anyone who may have been victimized by Field or who has related information to contact investigators.
—Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 29 Jan. 2026
These harsh outcomes raise serious concerns about equity and undermine confidence in the fairness of our tax system, particularly for taxpayers who acted in good faith and were victimized.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for victimize
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Educational institutions signed contracts with AI detection companies such as GPTZero, ZeroGPT and Turnitin to deter students from cheating and adopted AI policies.—
Liz Shulman,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, our friends to the North seem to be in need of a timeout after cheating allegations.—
John Cherwa,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Feb. 2026
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Pet vacuums, for example, have bristles and brush rolls that pluck and pull hair up from carpets.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
18 Feb. 2026
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The Angel Hold Hair Styling Cream gives expensive-looking waves and smooth, frizz-free hair that looks like you just got plucked up from a Greek vacation.—
Reece Andavolgyi,
InStyle,
17 Feb. 2026
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But, squeezed by the cost of things from rent to beef, others are shaking up their habit.—
Matt Sedensky,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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Ag is being squeezed by foreign competition, rising costs, and weak leadership in Austin.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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The loss of Puig, who might be the most irreplaceable player in MLS, will certainly sting.—
Kevin Baxter,
Los Angeles Times,
18 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.—
Bloomberg Wire,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Yet the Bulls haven’t showed much urgency in trying to hustle either player back into the rotation until after this weekend’s hiatus.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
10 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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Neglecting The Kitchen Sink Your sink may look spick-and-span, but looks can be deceiving.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
16 Feb. 2026
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But a superficial comparison between Delta, United, and American across certain headline metrics can be deceiving.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
16 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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Was Tony Kiritsis really screwed out of a legitimate business deal?—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
5 Feb. 2026
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During the six years, prosecutors said, the pair used their positions to capitalize on a racketeering enterprise defrauding the state, IRS and union members.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
19 Feb. 2026
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Watson, the once-prominent Denver developer behind Northstar Commercial Partners, and his firm were found by nine jurors to have defrauded investors in 11 real estate projects in Colorado and beyond by pledging to invest 5% of their own equity and then not doing so.—
Justin Wingerter,
Denver Post,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Victimize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/victimize. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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