Thesaurus results for VICTIMIZED

victimized

verb

past tense of victimize

as in cheated

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 victimized This leads investigators to believe Hunter might have victimized other women. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 16 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 An East Bay man has been charged for allegedly engaging in human trafficking that victimized women and minors in multiple states, prosecutors said. — Tim Fang, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026 Boise State was victimized on special teams, giving up an 85-yard punt return for a TD and a 99-yard kickoff return for a score. — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 2 Sep. 2026 The May 20 robbery happened at a Bank of America on Hilltop Mall Road and victimized a woman. — Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 2 Sep. 2026 My life was turned upside down when I was victimized by an overseas wire transfer. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 28 Aug. 2026 Every conflict creates child trafficking because children are easily victimized. — Ashoka, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026 Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner said the suspect was wanted on felony and misdemeanor charges and urged others who may have been victimized to come forward. — Juwon Funes, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026

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Verb

The producers’ suit appeared to sputter out in 2022, when a judge ruled that they were not cheated out of profits and that AMC had sued a standard definition.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026
The Times has interviewed more than a dozen clients and investors who said they were cheated by Holdo.

— Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of cheated

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Two years is a long time in the NFL, yet that wild-card loss to the Philadelphia Eagles still stung in the building.

— Kevin Fishbain, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
By mid-morning, bees continued to fly around as city workers did their best to cut the tree without getting stung or agitating the hives any further.

— Ross Guidotti, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of stung

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Add in Braxton Berrios, the Giants’ punt returner and backup slot receiver, and that squeezed Slayton out.

— Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 7 Sep. 2026
Independent designers, once a discovery engine, were being squeezed, while the biggest brands put more investment into their own stores, creating a dichotomy in experiences that Bron felt was palpable.

— Hilary Milnes, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of squeezed

Verb

Like her, Americans are also so tired of being screwed by an administration that’s not only grossly incompetent and cruel but corrupt as well.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026
The 2022 class feels screwed, not privy to the extra COVID year or the five-in-five for the 2023 athletes.

— Troy Renck, Denver Post, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of screwed

Verb

Stolen bases often come less from beating a catcher’s throw and more from taking advantage of a pitcher who is either slow to the plate or stuck in a predictable delivery.

— Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
That might have sounded like blasphemy just half a decade ago, but college football is always evolving, and Swinney is a man stuck in time.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of stuck

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Customers who feel respected are far more forgiving than customers who feel deceived.

— Natalie Ruiz, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Furious at having been deceived her whole life, Kylie hops on the next plane to the Owens’ ancestral home in England with the intent of breaking the curse once and for all.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of deceived

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