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as in to misrepresent
to use dishonest methods to achieve a goal
students who cheat on tests end up never knowing anything
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2
as in to lie
to be sexually unfaithful
he suspects that his girlfriend is cheating on him
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as in to disappoint
to fall short in satisfying the expectation or hope of
the daredevil survived his plunge over the falls with barely a scratch, having cheated death once again
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as in to squeeze
to rob by the use of trickery or threats
a despicable confidence man who heartlessly cheated elderly people out of their savings
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as in dodger
a dishonest person who uses clever means to cheat others out of something of value
a cheat at cards
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Recent Examples of cheat
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
Jay Cooke, who had once been lionized for his role in financing the Union victory, was attacked in the press and accused of cheating ordinary Americans out of their savings.
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John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
Jeaneen Russell,
PEOPLE,
1 June 2026
Surprising but inevitable is the key to great writing, and Nick Cage is the human cheat code.
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Oren Uziel,
IndieWire,
1 June 2026
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Verb
The 28-year-old woman and Cooper were both arrested on criminal mischief charges after court documents indicate an argument over cell phones and accusations made by the woman that Cooper had been cheating.
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Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
Jay Cooke, who had once been lionized for his role in financing the Union victory, was attacked in the press and accused of cheating ordinary Americans out of their savings.
—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
Noun
Consider this your summer styling cheat code — and thank Selena Gomez later.
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Jeaneen Russell,
PEOPLE,
1 June 2026
Surprising but inevitable is the key to great writing, and Nick Cage is the human cheat code.
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Oren Uziel,
IndieWire,
1 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cheat
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Other videos also misrepresented the earnings users could have made on parallel bets, the Journal's report found.
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Prosecutors say Chartraw, who also has ties to Lodi, built trust through personal and professional relationships by using false account statements to misrepresent data for additional investment funds.
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For the best chance of seeing them, move away from city lights, lie flat on your back and look toward the southern sky near the Aquarius constellation, NASA says.
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Aabria, by contrast, leans on personality and connection, clasping hands with the jurors and complimenting them before calmly lying about the rules of the bra contest and her victory.
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Tom Ayers, 34, was disappointed to find the fences already up on Monday.
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Asian national teams largely disappointed at the World Cup, with most exiting after the group stage, a stark contrast to African teams' historic success.
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As artificial intelligence transforms the job market and rising living costs squeeze family budgets, the University of California system is making the case that its degrees remain valuable investments.
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Breweries may not have the budget or staff to create art and with rising costs squeezing small businesses, many breweries started to feature obvious generative AI art prominently as a way to talk about events or create content.
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Ukraine faces severe personnel shortages with around 200,000 military desertions and 2 million draft-dodgers, threatening its ability to sustain the war against Russia’s 2022 invasion.
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But my collection intentionally ignored the fraudulent exploits of billionaire heirs, tax dodgers and corporate magnates — defense contracts, government lobbying, bank accounts in Switzerland, shell companies in Panama, citizenship of Antigua and political asylum in London.
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The suspect, 30‑year‑old Trevion Mark of Fort Worth, was arrested nearby without incident and charged with reckless endangerment and evading arrest in a motor vehicle, according to DPS.
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Mark was charged with reckless endangerment and evading arrest in a motor vehicle and booked into the Tarrant County Jail.
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The engineer flew in from Tampa to try and find her mother, sister, brother-in-law and nephew in the ruins of their nine-story apartment building, sleeping on the ground since arriving two nights ago.
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One couple slept on the grass with umbrellas over their heads and just two thin blankets for cover on what turned out to be a cooler night than expected following a London heatwave where temperatures soared to 95 degrees.
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Langford was injured during Friday’s game after hustling on a double.
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Shehadeh, a son of Palestinian immigrants, learned to hustle from his hard-working but largely absent father.
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“Cheat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cheat. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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