as in cheated
to rob by the use of trickery or threats
senior citizens generally were too smart to fall for the fast-talking salesman's attempts to defraud them
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Recent Examples of defrauded
Ballmer has stated that he was defrauded by Sanberg, who has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges of fraud (Aspiration is bankrupt).
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Joe Vardon, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
The suit accuses Haman of running an online retailer, Quba Pro Inc, that allegedly defrauded Cornerstone by raising money in a financing agreement and diverting the funds.
—Alex J. Rouhandeh, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
But the Love Con Revenge team hopes Ward’s case can inspire others who suspect they’re being defrauded to seek help sooner.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
Also tied up in court is forgiveness under programs that allow borrowers to have their loans discharged if their school closed or defrauded them.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
The suit seeks to force Zelle to implement additional anti-fraud protections as well as pay restitution and damages to New York citizens who have been defrauded.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2025
The bill’s most significant changes are the reforms made America’s overgrown social safety net, which was being defrauded and treated like a piggy bank.
—Thomas Aiello, Boston Herald, 12 Aug. 2025
Morgan Petersen-Munoz, a Las Vegas woman, filed a lawsuit in Nevada district court against Colvin and CamCo Commercial, alleging that Colvin defrauded her out of $26,100 under the pretense of an investment promising a $70,000 return within four to six weeks.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 11 Aug. 2025
The plaintiff in the lawsuit, a 91-year-old Florida man named Gene Bicknell, contends that people at Mansion and their partners defrauded him out of $60 million.
—Robert Niles, Oc Register, 5 Aug. 2025
Joe Vardon, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
The suit accuses Haman of running an online retailer, Quba Pro Inc, that allegedly defrauded Cornerstone by raising money in a financing agreement and diverting the funds.
—Alex J. Rouhandeh, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
But the Love Con Revenge team hopes Ward’s case can inspire others who suspect they’re being defrauded to seek help sooner.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
Also tied up in court is forgiveness under programs that allow borrowers to have their loans discharged if their school closed or defrauded them.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
The suit seeks to force Zelle to implement additional anti-fraud protections as well as pay restitution and damages to New York citizens who have been defrauded.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2025
The bill’s most significant changes are the reforms made America’s overgrown social safety net, which was being defrauded and treated like a piggy bank.
—Thomas Aiello, Boston Herald, 12 Aug. 2025
Morgan Petersen-Munoz, a Las Vegas woman, filed a lawsuit in Nevada district court against Colvin and CamCo Commercial, alleging that Colvin defrauded her out of $26,100 under the pretense of an investment promising a $70,000 return within four to six weeks.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 11 Aug. 2025
The plaintiff in the lawsuit, a 91-year-old Florida man named Gene Bicknell, contends that people at Mansion and their partners defrauded him out of $60 million.
—Robert Niles, Oc Register, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for defrauded
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Passed over to his hapless son (Dacre Montgomery), our (anti-)hero wires a shotgun to his head and takes him hostage, claiming that the organization’s business maneuvers cheated him out of a substantial fortune.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
5 Sep. 2025
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The woman lives alone, AFP added, citing local media outlets, and was ultimately cheated out of approximately 1 million yen, or about $6,700.—
Jillian Frankel,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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The lakes froze thick enough to skate across, the air stung sharp in the lungs, and the game every boy seemed to dream about was hockey.—
Zach Sweet,
Kansas City Star,
9 Sep. 2025
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Lim said he was stung by the spinoff news and its exclusion of the expansive cast.—
Mekishana Pierre September 8,
EW.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Yet there’s a relaxed comfort to dinner in the airy concrete-floored loft, starting with the Taiwanese sausage that arrives as an early bite, wedged into homemade brioche like a tiny hot dog and plucked up between two fingers.—
The Bon Appétit Staff,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
12 Sep. 2025
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The Orioles plucked him in the Rule 5 draft after a tragic plane crash claimed their top catching prospect.—
Jon Paul Hoornstra,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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Farnaz Farjam, one of the show’s executive producers, told Deadline that the production hustled to find a way to capture all three elements.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
1 Sep. 2025
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The band hustled to build their social-media accounts, play shows, and produce a new EP.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
27 Aug. 2025
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At one point, Detroit squeezed 38 points out of six possessions, turning a close game into a major reality check for the Bears.—
Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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Why American farmers are feeling squeezed It's been a tough year for America's farmers.—
Bailey Schulz,
USA Today,
15 Sep. 2025
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Bill Skarsgård stars as Kiritsis, a societal outcast who feels he’s been screwed over by the powers that be.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
2 Sep. 2025
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There's a channel that runs down the bottom of the down tube that the cables sit in, held in place by a plastic cover that's screwed onto the frame.—
JOHN TIMMER,
ArsTechnica,
12 Aug. 2025
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So if you have been swindled, don't be embarrassed.—
Frank Witsil,
Freep.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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And in another, the consumer watchdog agency is returning money to almost 1,000 homeowners swindled by door-to-door contractors pitching a home improvement financing scam.—
Lew Sichelman,
Miami Herald,
29 Aug. 2025
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Soto and her twins say both families were deceived – their family in Chile and their adoptive parents in Italy who didn’t know the girls had been taken away from their biological mother without her consent.—
Rafael Romo,
CNN Money,
16 Sep. 2025
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The band’s attorneys said that consumers could be easily deceived by the products allegedly sold on the marketplace, which could, in turn, cause reputational damage for Twenty One Pilots and its legitimate products.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Defrauded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defrauded. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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