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
The Department of Justice estimates the late money manager victimized more than 1,000 woman and children.
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Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 15 Feb. 2026
Protection and Support for Domestic Violence Survivors Texas must ensure that domestic violence survivors are protected—not re-victimized—by courts or institutions.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
But survivors said that the Justice Department failed to redact the identities of at least 31 people who were victimized as children.
—CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
So the image of the everyday victimized finally getting a chance to confront the supposedly untouchable masters of the universe provides a present-tense thrill that is undeniably powerful.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 5 Feb. 2026
Lies feeling personally victimized yet weirdly tempted to rewatch the mess all over again!
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
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.
—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
Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 15 Feb. 2026
Protection and Support for Domestic Violence Survivors Texas must ensure that domestic violence survivors are protected—not re-victimized—by courts or institutions.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
But survivors said that the Justice Department failed to redact the identities of at least 31 people who were victimized as children.
—CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
So the image of the everyday victimized finally getting a chance to confront the supposedly untouchable masters of the universe provides a present-tense thrill that is undeniably powerful.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 5 Feb. 2026
Lies feeling personally victimized yet weirdly tempted to rewatch the mess all over again!
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for victimized
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To sum up the series finale’s key moments, in the college timeline, Bree (Cat Missal), in a rage of anger after finding out that Lucy (Grace Van Patten) was the person Evan (Branden Cook) had cheated with, releases the tape of Lucy admitting to lying about being raped.—
Emily Longeretta,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2026
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Ustyugov was also a part of the Russian relay team that won the gold medal in the Sochi Olympics in 2014 and was found to have cheated ahead of that season as well.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
11 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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As the lights came up, Taylor had already been hustled out, as had Arnaud.—
Eve Batey,
Vanity Fair,
7 Feb. 2026
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Over at Azur on Luminara, the menu reinvents itself every two days to mirror the port of call, like someone plucked the best taverna dishes off the coast and casually plated them in front of you.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Feb. 2026
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This is ideal for decades of sliding across the ice, because bigger mineral grains are more likely to get plucked out by the ice, leaving holes in the surface that could cause unpredictable behavior.—
Andrea Thompson,
Scientific American,
10 Feb. 2026
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The Cowboys have also reiterated that the loss of Jourdan Lewis stung them this season.—
Joseph Hoyt,
Dallas Morning News,
16 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.—
Enda Curran,
Fortune,
15 Feb. 2026
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In an ecosystem squeezed by the brutal economics of streaming and the continuing struggles of the theatrical model, far too many worthy films go unsold and unseen.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Feb. 2026
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Tens of billions of dollars in corporate loans are likely to default over the next year as companies, especially software and data services firms owned by private equity, get squeezed by the AI threat, Mish said in a Wednesday research note.—
Hugh Son,
CNBC,
13 Feb. 2026
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They are typically screwed into the snow and often cemented in by water that turns to ice.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
15 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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Like that film and the rest of her oeuvre, her latest is another tender tale of a protagonist stuck between two worlds, a hallmark motif fitting for a director who splits her time between documentary and fiction filmmaking.—
Lé Baltar,
IndieWire,
17 Feb. 2026
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The rescue took place in the area of Branford Point where crews responded on the report of a goose possibly in distress and stuck in the ice, according to the Branford Professional Firefighters IAFF 2533.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
17 Feb. 2026
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And don’t be deceived by Saturday’s sunny skies as the high will be 32 with wind chills as low as 9 degrees.—
Amanda McCoy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Jan. 2026
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Challengers should give Marylanders the option to choose a new direction and remove the need to confront the painful reality that they were deceived.—
Torrey Snow,
Baltimore Sun,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Victimized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/victimized. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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