as in to steal
to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep
a financial manager misappropriating funds from her clients' accounts
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The next month, WBD hosted Tesla for its robotaxi rollout event, which led to the studio getting sued for misappropriating Blade Runner 2049.
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Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Dec. 2024
Meredith and Catherine Face Off After Catherine discovered Meredith was misappropriating funds for her Alzheimer's research in the season 20 finale, she was reserved with an injunction from the Fox Foundation.
—Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 27 Sep. 2024
Now it’s misappropriated the visual language of many other retail and consumer goods brands to look more progressive.
—Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Toya Robertson, a former employee of the Orleans Parish sheriff's office, was arrested on several charges relating to a scheme to misappropriate more than $90,000 from the Louisiana agency's Inmate Trust Fund, according to a news release.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 5 Dec. 2024
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Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Dec. 2024
Meredith and Catherine Face Off After Catherine discovered Meredith was misappropriating funds for her Alzheimer's research in the season 20 finale, she was reserved with an injunction from the Fox Foundation.
—Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 27 Sep. 2024
Now it’s misappropriated the visual language of many other retail and consumer goods brands to look more progressive.
—Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Toya Robertson, a former employee of the Orleans Parish sheriff's office, was arrested on several charges relating to a scheme to misappropriate more than $90,000 from the Louisiana agency's Inmate Trust Fund, according to a news release.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Misappropriate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misappropriate. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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