as in to cheat
to rob by the use of trickery or threats
senior citizens generally were too smart to fall for the fast-talking salesman's attempts to defraud them
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Recent Examples of defraud
The pair were indicted in 2019 on charges including conspiring to defraud community banks out of more than $30 million in loans, with a federal jury convicting them in June 2022.
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Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 28 May 2025
After the for-profit chain Corinthian Colleges, investigated for predatory and fraudulent practices, collapsed in 2015, the Obama administration implemented the Borrower Defense to Repayment rule, which entitles students to loan cancellation if they’re defrauded by their school.
—Emma Whitford, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
In June 2022, they were accused of falsifying documents to defraud Atlanta banks out of more than $30 million through fraudulent loans.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 27 May 2025
In March 2023, DiBiase pleaded guilty to one federal charge of conspiracy to defraud the United States.
—Caroline Blair, People.com, 21 May 2025
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Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 28 May 2025
After the for-profit chain Corinthian Colleges, investigated for predatory and fraudulent practices, collapsed in 2015, the Obama administration implemented the Borrower Defense to Repayment rule, which entitles students to loan cancellation if they’re defrauded by their school.
—Emma Whitford, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
In June 2022, they were accused of falsifying documents to defraud Atlanta banks out of more than $30 million through fraudulent loans.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 27 May 2025
In March 2023, DiBiase pleaded guilty to one federal charge of conspiracy to defraud the United States.
—Caroline Blair, People.com, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for defraud
Verb
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The responsibility and reasoning behind infidelity lie solely with the person who cheated.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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After reconciling, the former couple still faced several challenges, including cheating allegations and public social media fallouts.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
30 May 2025
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Umberto Rispoli squeezed between horses around the top of the stretch and then rode Journalism to a tremendous rally.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
24 May 2025
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Martinez’s son squeezed the trigger five times, shooting Rivera to death and wounding two others, the detective wrote in the affidavit.—
Matthew Ormseth,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2025
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The defending champion Philadelphia Eagles have drawn the blueprint on perpetually pouring resources into the front seven on defense, consistently plucking players from SEC schools and throwing them onto an assembly line of quarterback mashers.—
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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Women dominate the lower tiers of tea labor, from plucking to packaging and remain vastly underrepresented in management, ownership, or policy influence.—
Dianne Plummer,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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Police officers, firefighters and service members hustled to unload carloads of diapers, car seats, clothes, toys, books and toiletries that residents had dropped off.—
Tammy Murga,
Mercury News,
23 May 2025
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Neal Moritz was hustling the heck out of this from the jump.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
22 May 2025
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Its allure is rooted in seeing the celebrity guest melt beneath the weight of hot sauce: Shaq’s eyes stung red with tears, viscera gushed from O’Brien nose.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
27 May 2025
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Recent history suggests that Republicans would take few lessons from even a stinging rebuke in the midterms.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
23 May 2025
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Their book has already generated a national debate about whether the White House deceived the public about the president’s condition and how Biden’s late exit from the race undermined the Democratic Party’s chances of stopping a second term for President Trump.—
Stephen Battaglio,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2025
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Although Bristol’s spring race may appear to have sparse crowds, this is somewhat deceiving.—
Jordan Bianchi,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
Verb
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One deepfake scam bilked Arup, a British design and engineering company that worked on the Sydney Opera House and Beijing’s Bird’s Nest stadium, out of $25 million last year.—
Tiffany Hsu,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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From those schools, 10 teachers were bilked out of roughly $7,000 in credit card charges, Ware said.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2025
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In high school, Combs was swindling his classmates out of their spare change, in addition to creating other hustles for himself.—
Kyndall Cunningham,
Vox,
12 May 2025
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When Anakin won and was subsequently freed, Watto rues the bet, saying he was swindled.—
True Tamplin,
Forbes.com,
5 May 2025
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“Defraud.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defraud. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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