stung

verb

Definition of stungnext
past tense of sting
1
as in gouged
to charge (someone) too much for goods or services a nightclub that's been stinging patrons for years

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2
as in cheated
to rob by the use of trickery or threats swindlers who sting unwary tourists by posing as officials demanding money

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stung
  1. cheated
  2. plucked
  3. soaked
  4. beat
  5. bled
Verb
  • The company has repeatedly sparred in court with former executives, including a 2017 suit in which longtime executive Sharon Ford claimed that the company had cheated her out of a $1 million bonus.
    Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 13 Nov. 2024
  • These frustrations can be best summarized as the distinct feeling that guests are being cheated.
    Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of cheated
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  • Water lily plucked from the Dior garden helps purify the skin of impurities, including heavy metals.
    Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The sounds made by the murmur often resemble those of a string being plucked and can sound twangy or vibrational, as if someone is plucking a violin string.
    Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of plucked
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  • These substances, which can be severely harmful and even life-threatening, can be soaked into or sprayed on paper, which then gets distributed across facilities.
    Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Asheville and its surrounding towns in western North Carolina had just been soaked by a severe rainstorm when the remnants of Hurricane Helene slammed into the Blue Ridge Mountains.
    Denise Chow, NBC News, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of soaked
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  • Hunter Coleman, Menlo School water polo: Coleman, a freshman, scored six goals, stole five passes and drew three exclusions as Menlo beat Santa Cruz 16-6 in the CCS quarterfinals.
    Christian Babcock, The Mercury News, 11 Nov. 2024
  • The Smash’s men beat the Nitro’s men in three sets, and the women’s match between those two teams was set to begin at press time.
    Aaron Heisen, Orange County Register, 9 Nov. 2024
Definition of beat
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  • Spiritualism’s progressive view of the beyond bled into adherents’ outlook on the earthly world and their politics.
    Elizabeth Garner Masarik / Made by History, TIME, 16 Oct. 2024
  • The hit to shares bled into other chip stocks, with Nvidia, Advanced Micro Devices and Broadcom all dropping after the report was released.
    Kristian Burt, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2024
Definition of bled
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