as in cheating
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 victimizing
Between 1974 and 1978, Bundy raped and murdered dozens of young women and girls across the country, victimizing women in California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Utah, Colorado and Florida.
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Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026
Nearly every task, there’s someone who absolutely loses their mind, and then there’s someone who’ll find a funny angle and someone who’s victimizing Alex.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2025
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
Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026
Nearly every task, there’s someone who absolutely loses their mind, and then there’s someone who’ll find a funny angle and someone who’s victimizing Alex.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2025
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
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Greg de la Garza, Miami The Republican Party of Florida is cheating and getting away with it.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
30 May 2026
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In the course of reality TV’s 20-some-odd years golden era, a cheating scandal is almost as certain as a public screaming match in an unsuspecting local restaurant.—
Alexandra Hildreth,
Vogue,
29 May 2026
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After squeezing the game’s final out, first baseman Leyton MacPherson casually flipped the ball in the air, joined her teammate in a sprint toward Spangler, and gloves began flying.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 May 2026
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After a week of squeezing through the dangerous, mazelike cave network, divers Mikko Paasi and Norrased Palasing emerged from its muddy waters Wednesday to find a cause for hope.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
27 May 2026
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The only thing that prevented a shutout was Ross Colton plucking in a rebound off Brent Burns’ sniper off Hart’s chest.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
23 May 2026
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The Lightning historically have done a tremendous job plucking NHL talent from the middle rounds of the draft.—
Eduardo Encina,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 May 2026
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The ball trickled behind second, and Hoerner kept going, hustling his way to second.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
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Over the past few years, Google has been hustling to reinvent its business for the AI age, trying to keep consumers in the habit of going to its search page as chatbots from startups such as OpenAI and Anthropic become more popular.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
29 Apr. 2026
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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,
8 May 2026
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Finally, the professional will install hangers to reinforce your gutters before screwing the mesh guard on top.—
Faith Wakefield,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
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But Santa Ana advanced to the finals by eliminating Feather River Sunday night, then beating Palomar by scores of 19-3 and 7-4 Monday.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 May 2026
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Drury took advantage of the five-forward Vegas power-play unit, getting behind all of them and racing in for a breakaway, beating Hart with a beautiful move at the net.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
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Wirtz went out for a meal with Salah, Dominik Szoboszlai and Milos Kerkez last weekend, some 24 hours after the Egyptian had caused a stir with his stinging critique of the team’s performances on social media.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
23 May 2026
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Rain pounds down in a stinging curtain.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
22 May 2026
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Then, fill them with soil or compost before sticking the seeds in.—
Michelle Mastro,
Martha Stewart,
22 May 2026
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This creates a barrier between the steel and the food that will reduce sticking.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
22 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Victimizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/victimizing. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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