as in stole
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 misappropriated
Ellison acknowledged that the meeting itself took place at LifeTime Work’s coworking space, which houses the corporate offices of ThinkTechAct Foundation, a company that misappropriated millions of dollars in child nutrition money.
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Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 24 Apr. 2026
The investigation, supported by an audit by Arkansas Legislative Audit, determined Hulen misappropriated $2,210 in court fine payments while employed as the court clerk.
—Arkansas Online, 24 Apr. 2026
The suit also claims Resilience CEO Manoj Prasad misappropriated a state loan worth $10 million.
—Cbs Chicago Team, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
After Lourenco took over as president, his administration estimated that at least $24 billion was stolen or misappropriated by dos Santos.
—ABC News, 18 Apr. 2026
Allard said police allege that more than $39,000 collected through the cash wheel was misappropriated and never went to any local sports.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 15 Apr. 2026
The charges stem from an internal investigation that found Lum misappropriated roughly $600,000 over several years while serving as COO from January 2019 until his resignation in December 2025.
—Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
There was the safety dummy that was misappropriated by impatient commuters.
—Cierra Morgan, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
In connection with his sentencing, prosecutors told the court that Girardi had misappropriated the Lion Air funds.
—City News Service, Daily News, 5 Mar. 2026
Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 24 Apr. 2026
The investigation, supported by an audit by Arkansas Legislative Audit, determined Hulen misappropriated $2,210 in court fine payments while employed as the court clerk.
—Arkansas Online, 24 Apr. 2026
The suit also claims Resilience CEO Manoj Prasad misappropriated a state loan worth $10 million.
—Cbs Chicago Team, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
After Lourenco took over as president, his administration estimated that at least $24 billion was stolen or misappropriated by dos Santos.
—ABC News, 18 Apr. 2026
Allard said police allege that more than $39,000 collected through the cash wheel was misappropriated and never went to any local sports.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 15 Apr. 2026
The charges stem from an internal investigation that found Lum misappropriated roughly $600,000 over several years while serving as COO from January 2019 until his resignation in December 2025.
—Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
There was the safety dummy that was misappropriated by impatient commuters.
—Cierra Morgan, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
In connection with his sentencing, prosecutors told the court that Girardi had misappropriated the Lion Air funds.
—City News Service, Daily News, 5 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misappropriated
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That Derby was won by War Emblem, a small-boned speedball who stole the race on the front end after having been sold by his geriatric owner to Saudi Arabian Prince Ahmed bin Salman for $900,000 three weeks before.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
29 Apr. 2026
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The Marlins opened the scoring in the second inning when Agustin Ramirez was hit on the left wrist by a pitch, stole second, advanced to third on an Ohtani throwing error and scored on a sacrifice fly from Caissie.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2026
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Cohen is careful not to let enthusiasm for the science bleed into endorsement of the wellness industry that has appropriated it.—
Asaf Elia-Shalev,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Apr. 2026
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The administration has refused to spend money Congress has appropriated, like for foreign aid, and has spent money that Congress has not appropriated, like to pay DHS employees despite a shutdown.—
Sam Gringlas,
NPR,
13 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Misappropriated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misappropriated. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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