victimizing

present participle of victimize

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of victimizing Many former and current law enforcement officers with the Caldwell Police Department testified, along with five of the women Bendawald is accused of victimizing, as part of the prosecution’s case. Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 17 Sep. 2025 As part of his plea agreement, Styner admitted to victimizing a dozen girls, who prosecutors said were all identified. Doha Madani, NBC news, 14 Sep. 2025 Rich people victimizing poor people and the world. Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 27 Aug. 2025 The email is the most recent evidence to emerge that McCorkle and other Henry County leaders knew about allegations against Bertram for years, but failed to stop him from victimizing more men. Tony Cook, IndyStar, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for victimizing
Verb
  • This isn’t the first time that the couple was surrounded by cheating rumors.
    Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 30 Sep. 2025
  • She and Jon, who married in 1999, divorced in 2009, the same year as the cheating rumors.
    Carson Blackwelder, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • While many traditional inner-thigh exercises focus solely on squeezing motions, more effective adductor training also incorporates movements in multiple planes and challenges the muscles to work as stabilizers rather than just prime movers.
    Dana Santas, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
  • The squeeze One way Californians cope with pricey housing is by squeezing more than the typical number of people into their living spaces.
    Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Simply plucking young stars from viewers’ social-media feeds won’t radically alter or refresh SNL.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Miami is plucking Wilson off the Saints practice squad, likely to fill Hill’s roster spot.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Instead of hustling for one-day bookings, Patel engineered a system where one client often meant three to five events—maximizing return and loyalty.
    Sindhya Valloppillil, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Four astronauts returned to Earth after hustling to the International Space Station five months ago to relieve the stuck test pilots of Boeing’s Starliner.
    Jeremy Mikula, NBC news, 10 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Plumbing in an old house requires reaching into funny crevices and screwing things the right way.
    Matthew Hutson, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Put the stopper back in the sink before re-screwing the pivot nut, horizontal rod, and sliding your under sink items back into place.
    Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Andreas Helmersen hit the bar while Patrick Berg’s stinging effort was saved by Guglielmo Vicario.
    Jay Harris, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
  • These pretty pink jellyfish are carnivorous and have stinging tentacles that can reach up to 70 feet long.
    Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Brown climbed the ladder to haul in a pass over the middle from Madsen, beating his defender in the air acrobatically before smashing into the end zone turf for the catch and a 33-14 lead.
    Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Pour the remaining milk mixture into egg mixture, beating to combine.
    Emily Teel, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But sticking it out ended up being beneficial, because those classmates who laughed at his antics became his first audience.
    Essence, Essence, 2 Oct. 2025
  • China has landed on the Red Planet once, sticking the landing on its first attempt in 2021, setting the Zhurong rover down successfully in southern Utopia Planitia as part of the Tianwen 1 mission.
    Andrew Jones, Space.com, 1 Oct. 2025

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“Victimizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/victimizing. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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