as in to steal
to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep
a financial manager misappropriating funds from her clients' accounts
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Recent Examples of misappropriate
Paul Walczak In April, Trump pardoned Paul Walczak, a former nursing home executive convicted of misappropriating over $10 million in employment taxes for personal luxury spending.
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Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
The jury also found the same seven dolls misappropriated the OMG Girlz’ name, likeness, or identity.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 10 July 2025
The Ministry of Culture has not indicated whether the Stelle della Notte funds were misappropriated or granted under misleading pretenses, but officials have launched an internal review of the procedures used to approve the credit.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 3 July 2025
On Friday, Curtis Frank Lemons, 68, was sentenced to two years in state prison for misappropriating funds from New Progressive Christian Baptist Church in Oxnard, according to the Ventura County district attorney’s office.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025
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Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
The jury also found the same seven dolls misappropriated the OMG Girlz’ name, likeness, or identity.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 10 July 2025
The Ministry of Culture has not indicated whether the Stelle della Notte funds were misappropriated or granted under misleading pretenses, but officials have launched an internal review of the procedures used to approve the credit.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 3 July 2025
On Friday, Curtis Frank Lemons, 68, was sentenced to two years in state prison for misappropriating funds from New Progressive Christian Baptist Church in Oxnard, according to the Ventura County district attorney’s office.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misappropriate
steal
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According to police, West stole from his ex-girlfriend Nancy Jones.—
Gabrielle Chenault,
The Tennessean,
28 July 2025
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The university's Davidge Hall once housed a small grayscale portrait of its namesake, dating to the 1800s, but that painting was stolen in the 1990s.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 July 2025
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“Misappropriate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misappropriate. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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