Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peculating
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Le Pen was convicted last year for embezzling EU funds and received a five-year ban on running for political office, which would disqualify her from the French presidential election next year.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
16 Jan. 2026 -
Wilson also accuses Ghost, Cameron, and Holden of intimidation and embezzling funds from the movie.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
15 Jan. 2026
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The War of the Two Caesars also serves as a nice mirror for everything going down with the Brotherhood, Elder Cleric Quintus still hellbent on usurping the Commonwealth despite the arrival of Kumail Nanjiani’s Paladin Xander Harkness, an emissary from that neck of the woods.—
Jack King,
Vulture,
31 Dec. 2025
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The District of Columbia attorney general, however, accused the administration of unlawfully usurping control of the city’s law enforcement and violating a law prohibiting troops from doing domestic police work.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
27 Nov. 2025
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School leaders in the Woodland Hills School District strongly denied claims that the district is misusing funds.—
Ricky Sayer,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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Collins’ former chief of staff and loyal aide, Brandon Phillips, is being investigated by the House Ethics Committee for allegedly misusing taxpayer funds.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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But Huddleston disagreed, saying the charter governs spending money but doesn’t apply to merely appropriating it.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
7 Jan. 2026
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Trump expressly declared that appropriating Venezuela’s enormous oil reserves justified regime change.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
4 Jan. 2026
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Nathan Trauernicht faces a felony charge of misappropriating public funds while serving as the UC Davis fire chief.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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Hancock said that even as much of the misinformation online still comes through more traditional avenues, such as people misappropriating real media to paint false narratives, AI is rapidly dumping more fuel on the fire.—
Angela Yang,
NBC news,
9 Jan. 2026
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But seizing current oil production is one thing; overhauling Venezuela's entire oil industry would be another.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
7 Jan. 2026
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Trump has occasionally discussed seizing Greenland since his first term but few initially took his threats seriously.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
7 Jan. 2026
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In addition to the GAIN AI Act, lawmakers have also been divided over a push to include a provision preempting state AI laws in the NDAA.—
Julia Shapero,
The Hill,
4 Dec. 2025
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There's internal discussion noted the importance of securing him to a new contract now, potentially preempting interest or offers from other promotions as his current deal nears its end.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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In early 2019, about nine months before his arrest for the murders, his ex-girlfriend accused him of stealing her laptop and cellphone, kidnapping and raping her.—
Yasmeen Hamadeh,
PEOPLE,
21 Jan. 2026
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Beltran, who played for seven teams, was scarred by the Houston Astros’ sign stealing scandal in 2017 – his last year as a player – and took four times to be elected because of it.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Peculating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peculating. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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