as in to cheat
to rob by the use of trickery or threats
swindlers who use the telephone to fleece senior citizens out of their savings
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Recent Examples of fleece
Jamie Spain, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Apr. 2026
Add some comfy boots like these fleece lined Jabara Monti Camel Boots from The Sol Collective.
—Emily Earlenbaugh, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2026
Saul Pink, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Feb. 2026
Mexican cartels have fleeced American victims for hundreds of millions of dollars through timeshare fraud over the decades, treasury officials said, targeted them through call centers staffed by English-speaking telemarketers.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Use this deal to snag your next cozy fleece or comfortable walking shoe—whether that be a hiking boot for the trails or a sneaker for the cobblestone streets of Rome.
—Jamie Spain, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Apr. 2026
Add some comfy boots like these fleece lined Jabara Monti Camel Boots from The Sol Collective.
—Emily Earlenbaugh, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2026
Verb
Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar is warning of another scam that fleeced local residents out of tens of thousands of dollars — this time targeting family members of inmates in the Bexar County jail.
—Saul Pink, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Feb. 2026
Mexican cartels have fleeced American victims for hundreds of millions of dollars through timeshare fraud over the decades, treasury officials said, targeted them through call centers staffed by English-speaking telemarketers.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fleece
Noun
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It is anticipated that supervisors will attempt to pull the wool over the eyes of voters, by pretending this measure is a new implementation of term limits instead of a weakening of term limits.—
John Franklin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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Grand Vividus has always taken over 600 hours to make by hand, and is filled with horse hair, wool, and cotton—its latest iteration adds even more of these material layers.—
Helena Madden,
Robb Report,
24 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The reportedly yearlong relationship is notable in that, after their split in 2015, Stocking posted and deleted tweets saying the basketball player cheated, per The New York Post.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
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As OutKick previously reported, Megan broke off her relationship with the NBA star last week after accusing him of cheating.—
Amber Harding OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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After 24 minutes a video assistant referee check took place with Chelsea players, Fernandez and Tosin Adarabioyo among them, protesting to referee Jarred Gillett that Calvert-Lewin had pulled Marc Cucurella’s hair when battling for an aerial ball.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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Use this cosmic energy to update your physical presentation, whether that be your hair, nails, wardrobe, or beyond.—
Kyle Thomas,
PEOPLE,
26 Apr. 2026
Verb
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When picking your own, avoid squeezing the berries.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
25 Apr. 2026
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That’s way too much time to squeeze into a mere 140 minutes.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
25 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The Orion capsule will be returned to NASA's Kennedy Space Center for additional study following the mission — but before it was plucked from the ocean, the divers managed to capture images of the capsule and its heat shield underwater.—
Chelsea Gohd,
Space.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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The Vikings also plucked Ryan Van Demark as a restricted free agent from the Buffalo Bills.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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This scene stings with recognition.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
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Captain Ethan Ampadu is one of the survivors of that stinging 2024 play-off final defeat.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The president was uninjured and was hustled away.—
Collin Binkley,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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All of them were hustled out of sight.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
26 Apr. 2026
Verb
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All have at least made it to the moon, although only Firefly’ lander stuck its landing successfully.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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Get him to smell that ocean breeze, stick his feet in the sand — really relax.—
Anne Kadet,
Curbed,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Fleece.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fleece. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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