peculating

verb

Definition of peculatingnext
present participle of peculate
as in embezzling

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peculating
  1. embezzling
  2. usurping
  3. seizing
  4. annexing
  5. attaching
Verb
  • She had been put on death row by a Ho Chi Minh City court in April for embezzling more than $12 billion – an amount equivalent to roughly 3% of Vietnam’s entire economy.
    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
Definition of embezzling
Verb
  • With prestigious institutions from Georgetown to Carnegie Mellon setting up campuses, Qatar has been able to project an image as the center for higher learning in the Middle East, usurping a position once held by far more populous countries such as Egypt and Lebanon.
    Allen Fromherz / Made by History, TIME, 30 Sep. 2024
  • For instance, one of his first actions was to fund the Al-Jazeera Arabic satellite television station, allowing Qatar to set the agenda on TV screens from Casablanca to Cairo, usurping the role once played by state information ministries.
    Allen Fromherz / Made by History, TIME, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of usurping
Verb
  • The lack of upside in Oracle’s results and outlook is bringing out the sellers, who are seizing on the idea that all this investment in AI isn’t worth it if companies aren’t blowing out the numbers.
    Jeff Marks,Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel’s military is temporarily seizing control of the buffer zone, saying the disengagement agreement has collapsed with the rebel takeover of Syria.
    Matthew Lee, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of seizing
Verb
  • In 1976, the couple proposed annexing the land to Wheaton and seeking approval for up to 280 units.
    Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 10 Dec. 2024
  • For decades, the Israeli state has openly pursued the goal of forcing Palestinians from their land, and annexing that land as Israel, through the oppression, dispossession, and mass killing of Palestinians.
    Stefanie Fox, TIME, 8 Oct. 2024
Definition of annexing
Verb
  • If that's too rich for the Yankees, centering it around Roderick Arias while attaching another prospect should be enough to get these two teams talking.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Many purses have a metal ring woven inside the bag explicitly for attaching to a quick-latch key ring like this.
    Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of attaching
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