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
Selena's family fired Saldívar in early 1995, accusing her of embezzling money from the fan club and boutiques.
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Phil Helsel, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2025
Rebecca Schwartz allegedly embezzled money from her husband for years, giving it to her kids and starting a marijuana grow house with her handyman, Florin said.
—Alexandra Koch, Fox News, 21 Mar. 2025
Raised to uphold Solomon’s political legacy, Junior (Glenn Davis) instead tarnished it when, as a state senator, he was convicted of embezzling campaign funds.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2025
Daniel Hardman, co-founder of Pearson Hardman, spent years trying to take back control of the firm after being removed for embezzling money, often going head-to-head with Harvey.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2025
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Phil Helsel, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2025
Rebecca Schwartz allegedly embezzled money from her husband for years, giving it to her kids and starting a marijuana grow house with her handyman, Florin said.
—Alexandra Koch, Fox News, 21 Mar. 2025
Raised to uphold Solomon’s political legacy, Junior (Glenn Davis) instead tarnished it when, as a state senator, he was convicted of embezzling campaign funds.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2025
Daniel Hardman, co-founder of Pearson Hardman, spent years trying to take back control of the firm after being removed for embezzling money, often going head-to-head with Harvey.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for embezzle
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Coop is fired from his high-profile finance job, starts stealing from his wealthy neighbors to keep up his lifestyle, chaos ensues, and get your popcorn ready.—
Danielle Pergament,
SELF,
10 Apr. 2025
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Tom Richard Santos with John of Sherwood: After the death of Robin Hood, a grieving Little John returns to his ancestral Celtic tribe to protect it from the corrupt Church bent on stealing its land — and to confront the dark truth of his crimes as a Merry Man.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
9 Apr. 2025
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The movie takes place in 1957, when Genovese is jealous of Costello’s power and influence and wants to usurp him as the big boss in New York.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
TIME,
20 Mar. 2025
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The lawsuit, filed in federal court in San Francisco, claims OPM is usurping congressional authority.—
Zach Schonfeld,
The Hill,
20 Feb. 2025
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Weinstein is seeking compensatory and punitive damages, and the funds allegedly misappropriated by Bob Weinstein and Glasser.—
Caitlin Huston,
The Hollywood Reporter,
17 Feb. 2025
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In February 2023, Masud admitted to misappropriating $864,000 and agreed to a three-year suspension in a settlement agreement accepted by Second Circuit Judge Tiffany Baker-Carper.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
3 Jan. 2025
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“Embezzle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embezzle. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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