peculated

verb

Definition of peculatednext
past tense of peculate
as in took over

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peculated
  1. embezzled
  2. appropriated
  3. attached
  4. seized
  5. confiscated
Verb
  • Among the total losses, $12 billion was ruled to have been embezzled, for which Lan was sentenced to death.
    Kathleen Magramo, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Tweed and his ring had embezzled millions of dollars from the city budget, lived large, and came down hard after enemies leaked evidence of their wrongdoing to the Times.
    Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024
Definition of embezzled
Verb
  • Federal employees are eligible for retroactive pay once funding is appropriated, per the OPM, and those who were furloughed could also receive unemployment benefits.
    Avery Lotz, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
  • As of August 2024, around $15 billion has been appropriated by the Government to address the issue, though only around $400 million has been designated for specific projects and end-users, data shared with Newsweek by 120Water showed.
    Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of appropriated
Verb
  • The suspects then loaded the ATM onto a trailer attached to a U-Haul box truck and fled the area, authorities said.
    Maggie Ybarra, Baltimore Sun, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The tweet also briefly had an X community note attached to it, which referenced the killing.
    Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of attached
Verb
  • Before Hamas seized full control of Gaza in 2007, Christians would often place a large Christmas tree near a major square in Gaza City.
    Aaron Boxerman, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Adebayo did not force his offense, in a game where there was little for the Heat to have to counter in the middle, but then seized control with his scoring late.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of seized
Verb
  • The airport bomb squad also responded and confiscated the fireworks.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The airport police bomb squad also responded and confiscated the explosives.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of confiscated
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“Peculated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peculated. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.

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