fleeced

verb

Definition of fleecednext
past tense of fleece
as in cheated
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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  1. cheated
  2. plucked
  3. deceived
Verb
  • The company has repeatedly sparred in court with former executives, including a 2017 suit in which longtime executive Sharon Ford claimed that the company had cheated her out of a $1 million bonus.
    Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 13 Nov. 2024
  • These frustrations can be best summarized as the distinct feeling that guests are being cheated.
    Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of cheated
Verb
  • Water lily plucked from the Dior garden helps purify the skin of impurities, including heavy metals.
    Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The sounds made by the murmur often resemble those of a string being plucked and can sound twangy or vibrational, as if someone is plucking a violin string.
    Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of plucked
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  • Durin the Elder, faced with this dread nightmare, realizes he’s been deceived and takes off the Ring.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
  • With scams falsely promising high returns and low risk, fraudsters deceived high-net-worth individuals into making investments.
    Frank Teruel, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of deceived
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