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
Green had been embezzling from 2018 into 2020, when someone attempted to blackmail him over the $2.2 million in kickbacks, according to AllHipHop.
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Christie D’zurilla, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2025
Girardi Keese collapsed in late 2020 after Girardi was accused in a lawsuit of embezzling money meant for clients the firm was representing in litigation over an airplane crash in Indonesia.
—City News Service, Oc Register, 8 May 2025
Zoom in: Marine Le Pen, the leader of a far-right French party, was convicted of embezzling European Parliament funds Monday and deemed ineligible to stand in French elections for the next five years.
—Tal Axelrod, Axios, 1 Apr. 2025
Several people, including Danny Wooten, the former management analyst for Pasadena's Public Works Department, were found guilty of embezzling more than $6 million from city coffers and funneling some of the money through two local churches.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 12 May 2025
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Christie D’zurilla, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2025
Girardi Keese collapsed in late 2020 after Girardi was accused in a lawsuit of embezzling money meant for clients the firm was representing in litigation over an airplane crash in Indonesia.
—City News Service, Oc Register, 8 May 2025
Zoom in: Marine Le Pen, the leader of a far-right French party, was convicted of embezzling European Parliament funds Monday and deemed ineligible to stand in French elections for the next five years.
—Tal Axelrod, Axios, 1 Apr. 2025
Several people, including Danny Wooten, the former management analyst for Pasadena's Public Works Department, were found guilty of embezzling more than $6 million from city coffers and funneling some of the money through two local churches.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for embezzle
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Sophomore infielder Luke Nixon was responsible for half of them, stealing 14 in 16 attempts.—
Mitch Light,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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Listen to this article An NYPD cop stomped into critical condition by a pair of Bronx muggers who stole his gun was released from the hospital Wednesday.—
Emma Seiwell,
New York Daily News,
28 May 2025
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The lawsuit says the administration is usurping Congress' power to direct how federal money will be spent and to pass laws.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
28 May 2025
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Comments Netflix's Sirens finds Milly Alcock's Simone usurping Julianne Moore's Michaela as queen of the Kell family.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
23 May 2025
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The case was initiated by the current leadership of the Colorado Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA) against its former president, Randy Kanai, who is accused of misappropriating or failing to account for hundreds of thousands of dollars in the organization’s funds over several years at the helm.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Days after an April whistleblower report alleged that DOGE misappropriated sensitive labor dispute data, DOGE staffers paid a visit to the Washington, D.C. office.—
Maria Gracia Santillana Linares,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Embezzle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embezzle. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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