as in to steal
to steal money that you have been trusted with
He was caught embezzling money from his clients.
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Recent Examples of embezzle
Among the total losses, $12 billion was ruled to have been embezzled, for which Lan was sentenced to death.
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Kathleen Magramo, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
One wrinkle for her could be her ongoing trial on accusations of embezzling European Union funds, in which prosecutors are requesting a five-year ban from public office.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 4 Dec. 2024
Lan, 68, is appealing her death sentence after being convicted in April of embezzling $12.3 billion from Saigon Commercial Bank.
—Chloe Berger, Fortune Asia, 4 Nov. 2024
Mizuhara, the former interpreter for Shohei Ohtani, is accused of embezzling more than $16 million from the MLB star to repay his gambling debts.
—Matt Rybaltowski, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Kathleen Magramo, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
One wrinkle for her could be her ongoing trial on accusations of embezzling European Union funds, in which prosecutors are requesting a five-year ban from public office.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 4 Dec. 2024
Lan, 68, is appealing her death sentence after being convicted in April of embezzling $12.3 billion from Saigon Commercial Bank.
—Chloe Berger, Fortune Asia, 4 Nov. 2024
Mizuhara, the former interpreter for Shohei Ohtani, is accused of embezzling more than $16 million from the MLB star to repay his gambling debts.
—Matt Rybaltowski, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for embezzle
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UnitedHealth Group now said hackers stole records of about 190 million people in last February's attack on its Change Healthcare subsidiary.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA TODAY,
29 Jan. 2025
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Mary Lou Lord told me about a particularly bad day in the London Tube, where a creepy guy with one arm peed in her guitar case, then stole her money—so that would be a bad day for her.—
Cary Baker,
SPIN,
29 Jan. 2025
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Anthony held the No. 1 spot in Baseball America's previous rankings but was usurped by Japanese phenom Roki Sasaki, who recently signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers.—
John Yoo and John Shu,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025
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By using these authorities to address a longstanding policy problem, Trump is usurping the role that the Constitution assigns to Congress.—
Elizabeth Goitein,
TIME,
23 Jan. 2025
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Behind the scenes, DeFelice had misappropriated tens of thousands of dollars, according to a state audit report released last fall.—
Jonathan Shorman,
Kansas City Star,
16 Jan. 2025
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Ellison had served as CEO of Alameda Research, a sister company of FTX that had misappropriated billions in customer funds from the crypto exchange.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
24 Sep. 2024
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“Embezzle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embezzle. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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