as in to cheat
to rob by the use of trickery or threats
victimized by a confidence man with a slick story
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Recent Examples of victimize
No one should be victimized, especially when simply trying to offer help to another.
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Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025
Some Los Angeles County residents victimized by last month's devastating Eaton Fire were actually victimized twice − by the blazes and by fraudulent companies that towed their vehicles away, a county officials says.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2025
Phoenix was victimized by the Lakers’ Luka Dončić (among others), who put up 33 points and had 11 rebounds and eight assists.
—Joe Vardon, The Athletic, 17 Mar. 2025
The programs provide parents with prevention tools as well as information on identifying behaviors commonly associated with children who may have been victimized.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2025
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Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025
Some Los Angeles County residents victimized by last month's devastating Eaton Fire were actually victimized twice − by the blazes and by fraudulent companies that towed their vehicles away, a county officials says.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2025
Phoenix was victimized by the Lakers’ Luka Dončić (among others), who put up 33 points and had 11 rebounds and eight assists.
—Joe Vardon, The Athletic, 17 Mar. 2025
The programs provide parents with prevention tools as well as information on identifying behaviors commonly associated with children who may have been victimized.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2025
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Getty Images Photo: Getty Images Okay, cheating here a little, as Zendaya has already been cast as Ronnie Spector in Barry Jenkins’s biopic of the iconic singer and lead of the ’60s girl group the Ronettes.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
3 Apr. 2025
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Trump cheers major voter ID win — says Dems can’t 'cheat' anymore.—
FOXNews.com,
FOXNews.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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Those commercial jobs grew scarce because of the consolidation of ad agencies and the rise of marketing content plucked from social media.—
Steven Kurutz,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Whether picked from your garden or plucked from the farmer’s market, fresh asparagus is one of the surest signs of spring.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Mar. 2025
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Carving her own musical lane in an industry so determined to squeeze her into a box has been a challenge, but PinkPantheress isn’t one to let outside voices get to her.—
Chris Malone Méndez,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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The New York Times: In pressing forward with its assault on Gaza, Israel hopes to squeeze Hamas into releasing the remaining hostages.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
4 Apr. 2025
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With very little time left in the season, how the Lakers respond to Thursday’s stinging defeat could have a significant impact on their playoff outlook.—
Khobi Price,
Oc Register,
28 Mar. 2025
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Bruce was badly bruised by experiences at Newcastle and West Brom, the two jobs that preceded Blackpool where personal criticisms stung.—
Philip Buckingham,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
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The brand sponsors hustling to join the crew hope the ride is just getting started.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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In 2023, his final year with the Boston Red Sox, manager Alex Cora benched him twice, the first time in June for a failure to hustle on the base paths, and then again in August allegedly for showing up late to the ballpark.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
8 Mar. 2025
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More than a dozen state attorneys general also have sued TikTok, alleging last year that the company deceived users about its child safety tools and deployed harmful features to keep children on the platform longer to maximize profits.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2025
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There is evidence of motivated malicious actors abusing the 'verified account' to deceive users.—
Jon Brodkin,
ArsTechnica,
4 Apr. 2025
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Prosecutors in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo had alleged the couple defrauded a hospitality company by canceling nearly $117,000 in credit card transactions.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2025
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The move, initially reported by the New York Times in late 2021, led to an FBI investigation and eventually a trial in which Watson was found guilty of defrauding investors.—
Sara Fischer,
Axios,
29 Mar. 2025
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The lucky player beat odds of 1-in-850,668, claiming the top prize March 28, a lottery official told McClatchy News.—
Tanasia Kenney,
Miami Herald,
31 Mar. 2025
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In 2024, the 1,140 bhp Valkyrie also beat the Silverstone lap record with a time of 1 minutes 56.42 seconds.—
Matthew MacConnell,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Victimize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/victimize. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.
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