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
Ballard is the series’ first focus, and the ensemble its second, especially Parker and Castro, who also share being victimized by male cops.
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 11 July 2025
Police in the region reported the organization has victimized thousands through extortion, drug and human trafficking, kidnapping and murder.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 25 June 2025
According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) more scams in the United States are started on social media than anywhere else at a cost of 1.9 billion dollars in 2024 and that figure is probably low because many victims, often out of embarrassment, do not report being victimized.
—Steve Weisman, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
The nation has seen many icons of American enterprise victimized in the same way Paramount/CBS and Disney/ABC were attacked.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 7 July 2025
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 11 July 2025
Police in the region reported the organization has victimized thousands through extortion, drug and human trafficking, kidnapping and murder.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 25 June 2025
According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) more scams in the United States are started on social media than anywhere else at a cost of 1.9 billion dollars in 2024 and that figure is probably low because many victims, often out of embarrassment, do not report being victimized.
—Steve Weisman, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
The nation has seen many icons of American enterprise victimized in the same way Paramount/CBS and Disney/ABC were attacked.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 7 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for victimize
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This year has already seen examples of AI systems willing to deceive, cheat and steal to achieve their goals.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
13 Aug. 2025
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And rebuilding trust – as anyone knows who has lied or cheated – is far harder than protecting it.—
Teresa Ghilarducci,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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There are scenes that look like they could have been plucked directly from the original film.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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Interiors feel plucked from another time period—freestanding cast iron tubs, brown antique furniture, Victorian brass bed frames—and still manage to be quietly current.—
Katharine Sohn,
Architectural Digest,
15 Aug. 2025
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Ewers was impressive finding A.J. Henning on one throw and squeezed a pass into a tight window to running back Ollie Gordon II.—
David Furones,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Aug. 2025
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To squeeze all this into exactly 100 days between Wrexham staging a promotion party after last season had ended and Tuesday’s cup tie against Hull is impressive.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
15 Aug. 2025
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As for the number of people stung, the beach patrol doesn’t have numbers.—
Todd Karpovich,
Baltimore Sun,
30 July 2025
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The other hallmark symptoms include swelling—especially around the lips, eyelids or extremities—and a burning or stinging sensation in affected areas.—
Elizabeth Yuko,
Flow Space,
23 July 2025
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Adults resist play because culture rewards hustle, not release.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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He’s lined up on the left side for five snaps before hustling back off the sidelines.—
Charlotte Carroll,
New York Times,
30 July 2025
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But appearances can be deceiving because there's a lot of bright side here.—
Shubham Yewale,
PC Magazine,
14 Aug. 2025
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Some Russian media commentators also note how Alaska was once Russian territory, sold by Tsar Alexander II to the United States for a pittance in 1867 Many observers, particularly Russian, are dismissing the meeting as a sign Trump has allowed Putin to once again deceive him.—
Patrick Reevell,
ABC News,
13 Aug. 2025
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Thirteen individuals have been charged in connection with operating scam call centers that raked in over $5 million by defrauding 400 older adults across the nation, federal prosecutors said.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
13 Aug. 2025
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Telfair was among 18 former NBA players who were charged in October 2021 with pocketing about $2.5 million by defrauding the NBA’s health and welfare benefit plan with a scam that involved fake medical and dental expenses.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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The set disappeared in a flash, against an opponent who had beaten her in straight sets in their previous meeting in Washington, D.C.—
James Hansen,
New York Times,
7 Aug. 2025
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Son led Tottenham to the Europa League title, beating Manchester United in Bilbao, Spain, in May, for the club’s first trophy in 17 years.—
Wayne Sterling,
CNN Money,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Victimize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/victimize. Accessed 23 Aug. 2025.
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