as in stealing
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 misappropriating
He was arrested and charged with misappropriating insurance settlement funds in the wrongful death suit that followed the trip and fall death of housekeeper Satterfield.
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Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
He was also caught misappropriating insurance proceeds after the 2018 death of his housekeeper Gloria Satterfield.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 13 May 2026
The Cubs sued Wrigley View Rooftop and Dunican in 2024 for misappropriating the team’s property rights and unjust enrichment.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 4 May 2026
Dixon comptroller Rita Crundwell was arrested on charges of misappropriating more than $30 million in city money.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
The former executive director for the Youth Symphony of Kansas City has been fired from a second music nonprofit for allegedly misappropriating charitable funds.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2026
The former Seymour police union president has been accused of misappropriating more than $30,000 worth of union funds and allegedly depositing some of it into a sports betting app.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 14 Apr. 2026
Prosecutors say Delgado lived the high life on other people’s money, misappropriating investors’ funds to buy million-dollar homes, luxury cars and fancy watches, among other items.
—Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2026
He is also accused of deceiving escrow agents to secure the release of pre-construction condominium deposits and then misappropriating those funds for personal expenses unrelated to the developments.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 6 Mar. 2026
Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
He was also caught misappropriating insurance proceeds after the 2018 death of his housekeeper Gloria Satterfield.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 13 May 2026
The Cubs sued Wrigley View Rooftop and Dunican in 2024 for misappropriating the team’s property rights and unjust enrichment.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 4 May 2026
Dixon comptroller Rita Crundwell was arrested on charges of misappropriating more than $30 million in city money.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
The former executive director for the Youth Symphony of Kansas City has been fired from a second music nonprofit for allegedly misappropriating charitable funds.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2026
The former Seymour police union president has been accused of misappropriating more than $30,000 worth of union funds and allegedly depositing some of it into a sports betting app.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 14 Apr. 2026
Prosecutors say Delgado lived the high life on other people’s money, misappropriating investors’ funds to buy million-dollar homes, luxury cars and fancy watches, among other items.
—Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2026
He is also accused of deceiving escrow agents to secure the release of pre-construction condominium deposits and then misappropriating those funds for personal expenses unrelated to the developments.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 6 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misappropriating
stealing
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The San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder are less than 24 hours removed from an instant classic in Game 1 of their Western Conference Finals matchup, with the Spurs stealing home court advantage thanks to a 122-115 double-overtime win in OKC.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
19 May 2026
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An indictment charged Paul Caneiro with stealing at least $75,000.—
Minyvonne Burke,
NBC news,
19 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Misappropriating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misappropriating. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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