cheats 1 of 2

verb

Definition of cheatsnext
present tense third-person singular of cheat
1
as in misrepresents
to use dishonest methods to achieve a goal students who cheat on tests end up never knowing anything

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2
as in lies
to be sexually unfaithful he suspects that his girlfriend is cheating on him

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3
as in disappoints
to fall short in satisfying the expectation or hope of the daredevil survived his plunge over the falls with barely a scratch, having cheated death once again

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4
as in hustles
to rob by the use of trickery or threats a despicable confidence man who heartlessly cheated elderly people out of their savings

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cheats

2 of 2

noun

plural of cheat
as in dodgers
a dishonest person who uses clever means to cheat others out of something of value a cheat at cards

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  1. sharks
  2. distorts
  3. cheaters
  4. beats
  5. does
Noun
  • Greenland sharks are the longest-living fish Could a contemporary of William Shakespeare still be swimming in the sea?
    Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Based on their growth rates and the size of some sharks, their maximum age could be as much as 500 years.
    Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of sharks
Verb
  • Happiness never comes because your mind operates like the zoom lens of a camera that clouds out and distorts the bigger, wide-angle lens.
    Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Focusing too much on individual figures distorts the reality of technological advancement, which is nearly always a collaborative, multi-layered process.
    Vivek Wadhwa, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2024
Definition of distorts
Noun
  • Of course, this also helped in catching cheaters who weren’t actually solving problems and instead were sneakily copying from their seated neighbors.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
  • And then — and there is no nice way to put this — there are the cheaters.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2024
Definition of cheaters
Verb
  • This is plenty of power for a regular three-row, which beats some premium SUVs in smoothness and performance.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • In the event Pereira beats Ankalaev, the winner of Blachowicz-Ulberg would have the best case for a title shot of anyone in the division.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of beats
Verb
  • First things first - Gimenez does a couple of things very well.
    Tony Blengino, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • But the manifesto does rail against health care insurance companies that put profits ahead of people, with United mentioned specifically.
    Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of does
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