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
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.
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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
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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The documents included disciplinary information and reportedly showed that Sherrill was barred from walking at her 1994 graduation after refusing to inform on classmates involved in a cheating scandal.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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In backrooms, there was none of the surveillance tech that reputable casinos use to catch players cheating.—
Rob Wile,
NBC news,
24 Oct. 2025
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Down 38-14 early in the fourth quarter, Texas staged one of the college football season’s more improbable rallies Saturday, scoring 31 unanswered points and squeezing past Mississippi State 45-38 in overtime.—
Rowan Fisher-Shotton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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Haiti, Jamaica and the Dominican Republic’s steep terrain will force air upward, wringing out more moisture from the storm, just like squeezing a wet sponge, turning tropical humidity into torrents racing downhill.—
Chris Dolce,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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In his new memoir The Uncool, which hits bookshelves today, the rock journalist and director behind films such as Almost Famous and Elizabethtown recalls his experience calling up Grant and Ball as a teenager after plucking their numbers from his friend and fellow journalist's address book.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Oct. 2025
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When not plucking away at a keyboard, Madison teaches yoga and mountain bikes with her two Australian shepherds, Cholla and Poppy, through Missoula's Rattlesnake Wilderness.—
Madison Dapcevich,
Outside,
21 Oct. 2025
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On Canal Street on Thursday morning, lost tourists tripped over commuters hustling out of the subway, the grates on the souvenir stores went up, but most of the street vendors were still missing.—
Matthew Sedacca,
Curbed,
23 Oct. 2025
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The on-field swings were such a rarity that he was cheered on by Roberts, the Dodgers’ coaching staff and a handful of teammates and his walkup song (Michael Buble’s ‘Feeling Good’) blasted from the sound system briefly, sending photographers and cameramen hustling into action.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
16 Oct. 2025
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Each of the authors who spoke to Rolling Stone say Amazon has a clear responsibility to invest in more software and moderation that prevents AI scam books like these from screwing over readers and authors.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
27 Oct. 2025
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Plumbing in an old house requires reaching into funny crevices and screwing things the right way.—
Matthew Hutson,
IEEE Spectrum,
22 Sep. 2025
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Seawater keeps the jellyfish’s stinging capsules inert.—
Taryn White,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Oct. 2025
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On the other side, the investigative news site Mediapart, which first broke news of Sarkozy’s Libya link, and other progressive titles delivered stinging editorials on his conduct.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
24 Oct. 2025
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Nikki Reich was scrolling through a story about a Milwaukee woman accused of beating her mother to death with a rock when a photo caught her eye.—
David Clarey,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Oregon slips a spot after a methodical win against Wisconsin, while Ole Miss flips places with Miami after beating Oklahoma on the road.—
Scott Dochterman,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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The coup de grâce on all this is that Blake then leaves early, sticking the ladies with the check.—
Anne Victoria Clark,
Vulture,
29 Oct. 2025
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Grace Tucker sticking their necks out for more taxpayer dollars.—
Grace Tucker,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Victimizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/victimizing. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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