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 Police said that ayone who has been victimized by Ussin or who has information regarding similar incidents involving him is encouraged to contact the Carrollton Police Department at 972-466-3293. — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Nov. 2026 Some wished Huerta had spoken out earlier, at least within the insular union, to prevent others from being victimized. — James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026 Investigators are looking into allegations of additional misconduct and are urging anyone who may have been victimized by Eisenhard to contact authorities. — Frederick Sutton Sinclair, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026 Dominic West specializes in playing men who feel victimized by the consequences of their own actions. — Linda Holmes, NPR, 3 Oct. 2026 Detectives believe there may be additional victims and are asking anyone who believes they may have been victimized by McVay, or who has worked with her, to come forward. — Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2026 Taaffe was victimized in coverage, permitting three completions on three targets for 49 yards and a touchdown. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026 McCaffrey, his face and throat victimized by a first-half hit, also emerged with a season-high 75 rushing yards (15 carries; 1-yard touchdown) plus 41 receiving yards. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 28 Sep. 2026 Even though so many seniors are being victimized, Florida did not provide any additional funding for the Office of Financial Regulation charged with enforcement and auditing thousands of machines. — Mike Ryan, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026

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Verb

But the idea that girls are being cheated is personal for some athletes.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Miller—who is no stranger to extramarital tabloid scandals herself—has also mastered her getting-cheated-on performances.

— Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of cheated

Verb

In the third quarter, Doncic missed a three-pointer, but Jake LaRavia hustled to collect the rebound.

— Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
In Frankfurt, a gray city crumbling at the corners and still finding its footing after the war, though somehow doing its best to pretend all is well, Mann and Erika are greeted by the mayor and hustled off to a press conference.

— Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 23 Oct. 2026

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Stars Nicholas Galitzine, Bill Skarsgard, Raymond Nicholson and Tom Francis as college football stars plucked from the height of their sports careers and into Marine training and the Pacific theater.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2026
Luckily for the man, having all of the adult worms plucked from his orbs meant the infection was over—no antiparasitic medication required, even if some of the larvae had been left behind.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of plucked

Verb

Apple has already implemented a series of price hikes on some of its hardware offerings due to rising memory costs, but margins can still be squeezed if the full increase wasn't passed through.

— Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2026
But in Israel at least, creatives have been stymied in recent years by a plethora of measures that have left them squeezed between censorship at home and international boycotts.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of squeezed

Verb

Raichlen’s career, in a way, is similar in that he’s never been stuck in the lane of writing about barbecuing only brisket and pork.

— Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026
Other franchises have run into the same issues — looking at you, Star Wars — but Halo has been stuck in this purgatory for 15+ years, as Xbox leaders and strategy shifts come and go.

— Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of stuck

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Attorneys for New Mexico argued that the state's entire population, not just Facebook users, were deceived by the company's public statements about privacy on the platform.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
Attorneys for New Mexico argued that the state’s entire population, not just Facebook users, were deceived by the company’s public statements about privacy on the platform.

— Mikella Schuettler, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of deceived

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