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
Her lawyer spoke Wednesday for the last time at the trial in Paris on charges of embezzling European Parliament funds.
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Sylvie Corbet, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
Finally, Smith-Griffin is accused of embezzling around $600,000 from the company for her personal use, usually via small wire transfers via PayPal or Zelle.
—Dan Primack, Axios, 27 Nov. 2024
Convicted last May on three counts of embezzling funds from his gallery’s bankruptcy estate, Chrismas will report to prison on February 17, according to the New York Times.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 14 Jan. 2025
Two years later, Mr. Low was indicted by the Justice Department on charges of embezzling billions of dollars from 1MBD, Malaysia’s investment development fund, and for using some of this money to make his own investments, including his share of the Park Lane Hotel.
—Eric Lipton, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
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Sylvie Corbet, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
Finally, Smith-Griffin is accused of embezzling around $600,000 from the company for her personal use, usually via small wire transfers via PayPal or Zelle.
—Dan Primack, Axios, 27 Nov. 2024
Convicted last May on three counts of embezzling funds from his gallery’s bankruptcy estate, Chrismas will report to prison on February 17, according to the New York Times.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 14 Jan. 2025
Two years later, Mr. Low was indicted by the Justice Department on charges of embezzling billions of dollars from 1MBD, Malaysia’s investment development fund, and for using some of this money to make his own investments, including his share of the Park Lane Hotel.
—Eric Lipton, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for embezzle
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According to the Financial Times, the recent heist saw large amounts of Ethereum coins stolen from Bybit's cold wallets, which were believed to be more secure than hot wallets typically used for transactions.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
22 Feb. 2025
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Six days later, the couple lured a man in his 50s to the hotel room to engage in prostitution with Lebron, but after the man handed over the cash and undressed, Lebron threw bleach in his face and the duo beat him for several hours before stealing his phone, wallet and car keys.—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
22 Feb. 2025
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The order usurps spending and legislative powers belonging exclusively to Congress, and seizes the States' historic police powers to regulate the practice of medicine in violation of the Tenth Amendment.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
14 Feb. 2025
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We are once again forced to remind everyone, including the GOP members of Congress who are apparently happy to stand by and watch their own authority be usurped and consolidated, that the president is not a king.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
4 Feb. 2025
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Keener’s scheme involved misappropriating insurance reimbursement checks for supplemental repairs by writing off the work as a loss, indicating in the accounts payable system that the insurance company had refused reimbursement, according to court documents.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2025
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The company goes on to say the infringing product depraves Levi’s its rights to use and control its trademark and maintain its reputation with consumers, licensees and collaborators and allows others to believe the distinctive features of the Tab trademark may be misappropriated for their use.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Jan. 2025
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“Embezzle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embezzle. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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