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
In seeing their six-game winning streak halted just before hitting the friendly skies for a four-game road trip that tips off in Phoenix on Sunday, the Hornets (32-32) were victimized by Miami in the fourth quarter.
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Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 7 Mar. 2026
The two are believed to have victimized dozens of underage girls and women.
—Faris Tanyos, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
Austria made this dual citizenship possible through a 2020 law offering citizenship to descendants of persons victimized by the Nazis.
—Cary Lowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
Nicola relayed a story to reporters about a Kansas City woman who was victimized by a person generating nonconsensual pornographic images.
—Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 23 Feb. 2026
Eight children — seven girls and one boy, all of whom were under the age of 7 when they were victimized — testified in the case against Funston, according to reporting from the Sacramento Bee.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2026
In a motion filed on Tuesday, prosecutors also pointed to the large number of co-defendants as well as witnesses and church members victimized that morning.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 21 Feb. 2026
Investigators said a majority of the juveniles were victimized over social media, including TikTok and Snapchat.
—Brittany Kubicko, NBC news, 20 Feb. 2026
The Department of Justice estimates the late money manager victimized more than 1,000 woman and children.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 15 Feb. 2026
Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 7 Mar. 2026
The two are believed to have victimized dozens of underage girls and women.
—Faris Tanyos, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
Austria made this dual citizenship possible through a 2020 law offering citizenship to descendants of persons victimized by the Nazis.
—Cary Lowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
Nicola relayed a story to reporters about a Kansas City woman who was victimized by a person generating nonconsensual pornographic images.
—Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 23 Feb. 2026
Eight children — seven girls and one boy, all of whom were under the age of 7 when they were victimized — testified in the case against Funston, according to reporting from the Sacramento Bee.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2026
In a motion filed on Tuesday, prosecutors also pointed to the large number of co-defendants as well as witnesses and church members victimized that morning.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 21 Feb. 2026
Investigators said a majority of the juveniles were victimized over social media, including TikTok and Snapchat.
—Brittany Kubicko, NBC news, 20 Feb. 2026
The Department of Justice estimates the late money manager victimized more than 1,000 woman and children.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 15 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for victimized
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Some people like to vote on election day, said Dianne Clinkscale from Dallas, arguing that the county’s voters got cheated out their right on to vote.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Mar. 2026
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Visitors to the sites at Independence Park were cheated when they were cut off from facts that enable us to imagine ourselves in the lives of those who lived and worked there.—
Carol Quillen,
Time,
21 Feb. 2026
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Early in the second period, just after Greaves got caught out of the net while playing a puck to his right, Provorov hustled to the other side of the net and sprawled across the ice, blocking a shot by Florida’s Tomas Nosek that would have tied the score at 1.—
Aaron Portzline,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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The Ducks’ fourth line toiled low in the zone, and after the Jets hustled to avert the threat there, Trouba’s ostensibly harmless fling from the far corner found the net, appearing to hit Winnipeg defenseman Ville Heinola’s stick first.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
28 Feb. 2026
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The European flax bedding comes embellished with a crocheted seam just above the ruffled edge and looks like it was plucked right out of a Victorian trousseau.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
28 Feb. 2026
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Rather than wait on her line tho, Sesno smartly came forward and plucked the ball out of the air before a shot could be taken.—
Clark Fahrenthold,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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On Tuesday, facing reigning NL Cy Young Award winner Paul Skenes in an exhibition against Team USA, McCray stung a line drive the opposite way for a loud out.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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After the match, that loss really stung.—
Bobby Narang,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Mar. 2026
Verb
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When residents are this squeezed, City Hall’s predictable response has been to charge us more.—
Bradley Schnell,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Mar. 2026
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The 2012 draft brought a decent linebacker in Olivier Vernon and squeezed one 1,00-yard season from running back Lamar Miller.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Harper is thrilled, Whitney is screwed.—
Meg Walters,
Glamour,
2 Mar. 2026
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You just got screwed over by a duo!—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Feb. 2026
Verb
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With a defense-first lineup stuck on the floor and no opportunity to advance the ball, the Nuggets had no choice but to settle for a 60-foot prayer by Gordon at the buzzer.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
10 Mar. 2026
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One of the problems with attracting qualified teachers is tied to a retirement system stuck in the past.—
Mark Batinick,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Residents should not be deceived by the unsupported and absurd revenue claims of the Moore administration.—
Torrey Snow,
Baltimore Sun,
11 Mar. 2026
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So some people got deceived and believed it.—
Chierstin Roth,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Victimized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/victimized. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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