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
Generally, men and women are equally victimized by scammers, said Amy Nofziger, senior director of victim support for the AARP Fraud Watch Network, a free resource for consumers to learn about scams and report them.
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Sarah Agostino,
CNBC,
26 June 2026
The poll found the majority of Republicans, 52%, and a plurality of MAGA supporters, 45%, oppose the controversial fund set up by the Justice Department to pay people who believe they’ve been victimized by the government.
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Sara Dorn,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
Crump is working with attorneys from Levin & Perconti, who also have been in touch with another girl who said she was victimized at the facility, and that an employee of the facility had refused to cover up evidence of wrongdoing.
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Robert McCoppin,
Chicago Tribune,
18 June 2026
Boghosian questioned whether swimmers who felt victimized by the Meads would return to campus.
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Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
16 June 2026
This decision by the justice system now means the nightmare returns and his innocence will be victimized again and again.
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Matt Schooley,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
What to Do If You’ve Been Scammed If you’ve been victimized, response time is critical.
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Suzanne Wright,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
An all encompassing definition of maternal dispossession scales the degrees to which Black mothers are victimized by the enduring projects of capitalism and colonialism.
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Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
Victims and co-victims are often re-victimized by true crime and its avid fandom.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 June 2026
Sarah Agostino,
CNBC,
26 June 2026
The poll found the majority of Republicans, 52%, and a plurality of MAGA supporters, 45%, oppose the controversial fund set up by the Justice Department to pay people who believe they’ve been victimized by the government.
—
Sara Dorn,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
Crump is working with attorneys from Levin & Perconti, who also have been in touch with another girl who said she was victimized at the facility, and that an employee of the facility had refused to cover up evidence of wrongdoing.
—
Robert McCoppin,
Chicago Tribune,
18 June 2026
Boghosian questioned whether swimmers who felt victimized by the Meads would return to campus.
—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
16 June 2026
This decision by the justice system now means the nightmare returns and his innocence will be victimized again and again.
—
Matt Schooley,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
What to Do If You’ve Been Scammed If you’ve been victimized, response time is critical.
—
Suzanne Wright,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
An all encompassing definition of maternal dispossession scales the degrees to which Black mothers are victimized by the enduring projects of capitalism and colonialism.
—
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
Victims and co-victims are often re-victimized by true crime and its avid fandom.
—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for victimized
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Revote to be held in Hempstead Candidate Caprice Rines said she and the two others vying for the seat have been cheated.
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The fans were cheated Sunday out of a chance to see an interesting pitching matchup between Shota Imanaga and Dylan Cease, the former Cubs farmhand and former White Sox pitcher.
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The few that didn’t have hustled to catch up.
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The first inning looked promising as Yandy Diaz and Jonathan Aranda singled, and Cedric Mullins hustled his bunt attempt into a hit to load the bases.
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On the walls, black-and-white printouts of newspaper articles, magazines and book pages looked like they were plucked from a Pinterest board on scrapbooking.
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Despite his young age, the then 36-year-old was far from a nobody plucked from the ether, though.
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Democrats are still stung by Rogan’s nearly three-hour Trump interview in the final weeks of the 2024 campaign.
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Having dominated most of his players in table tennis over the years, Gadowsky is still stung after meeting his match.
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The performance uptick that Motorola squeezed from the 2026 Razr+ is minor at best, with results showing no significant year-over-year gains.
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There was Paris squeezed between meetings on a fleeting work trip.
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Either Cody or Gunther wins because Sami gets screwed; Zayn will then further descend into madness and attack someone after the bell.
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With Dumb Money, also directed by Gillespie, Rogen played businessman Gabe Plotkin, who got screwed in the GameStop stock drama.
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Maxxine battled back, but Raquel caught a spinning kick attempt and stuck Maxxine with a Tejana Bomb for the win.
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Mangione briefly stuck in elevator Court began slightly later than usual Monday morning because Mangione got stuck in an elevator while trying to get to court.
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Dana, falling in love with Zorro and out of love with Diego, and being deceived by both, is sublimely affecting.
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In nearly half of all scams, 49% of the victims were also deceived into personally sending money to the scammers.
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“Victimized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/victimized. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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