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as in misrepresented
to use dishonest methods to achieve a goal
students who cheat on tests end up never knowing anything
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as in slept
to be sexually unfaithful
he suspects that his girlfriend is cheating on him
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as in disappointed
to fall short in satisfying the expectation or hope of
the daredevil survived his plunge over the falls with barely a scratch, having cheated death once again
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as in stung
to rob by the use of trickery or threats
a despicable confidence man who heartlessly cheated elderly people out of their savings
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Recent Examples of cheated
One major case was probing if Capital One cheated customers out of $2 billion in interest payments.
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Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 6 Mar. 2025
And a media room cheated as an office, where the family keeps important papers.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 3 Mar. 2025
Not only has Huger broken the law, but she’s fallen foul of her responsibilities as a reality star — and fans feel cheated.
—Louis Staples, Rolling Stone, 26 Feb. 2025
With the pain and sadness came a strange sensation of having been cheated.
—Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Vogue, 13 Feb. 2025
According to Amon’s ruling, Ward walked in complaining about being cheated out of his inheritance, and showed a worker there a sheet of paper with photos the worker believed were judges.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2025
His most consistent through line going back to his days as a real estate developer in the 1980s has been a conviction that the United States was being cheated by friends and enemies alike, which has informed his views of trade, security and alliances.
—Peter Baker, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2025
Their nation now appeared vulnerable and gullible in the eyes of the world—and they’d been cheated out of $7,000.
—Peter Zablocki, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Feb. 2025
In February 1925, Ford cheated the electric chair by twisting up a bed sheet, suspending it from a bar over the door in the cell, and hanging himself.
—Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 26 Jan. 2025
Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 6 Mar. 2025
And a media room cheated as an office, where the family keeps important papers.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 3 Mar. 2025
Not only has Huger broken the law, but she’s fallen foul of her responsibilities as a reality star — and fans feel cheated.
—Louis Staples, Rolling Stone, 26 Feb. 2025
With the pain and sadness came a strange sensation of having been cheated.
—Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Vogue, 13 Feb. 2025
According to Amon’s ruling, Ward walked in complaining about being cheated out of his inheritance, and showed a worker there a sheet of paper with photos the worker believed were judges.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2025
His most consistent through line going back to his days as a real estate developer in the 1980s has been a conviction that the United States was being cheated by friends and enemies alike, which has informed his views of trade, security and alliances.
—Peter Baker, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2025
Their nation now appeared vulnerable and gullible in the eyes of the world—and they’d been cheated out of $7,000.
—Peter Zablocki, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Feb. 2025
In February 1925, Ford cheated the electric chair by twisting up a bed sheet, suspending it from a bar over the door in the cell, and hanging himself.
—Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 26 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cheated
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From New York to Miami, the vacation rental market has long been under attack — often misrepresented by powerful hotel lobbies and blamed for housing challenges by policymakers and local residents.—
Shaun McCorry,
Sun Sentinel,
25 Mar. 2025
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The agency has consistently concealed Hamas’s abuses and misrepresented Israel’s counterterrorism efforts.—
Avraham Russell Shalev,
National Review,
24 Mar. 2025
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CMOs who fail to bridge this gap risk finding themselves with supportive but ultimately disappointed chief executives.—
Roger Dooley,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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Others were disappointed on the teen's behalf that her dad didn't step in to support her.—
Kevin Sabet,
Newsweek,
24 Mar. 2025
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But the excitement over defeating the evil scientists and saving the damsel is distorted by the sound of Gemma’s distressed cries.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
21 Mar. 2025
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An immigration surge prior to last year’s homeless count likely distorted the picture of homelessness in the country, according to a Los Angeles Times analysis of research by University of Pennsylvania professor Dennis Culhane, a leading national expert on homelessness.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Mar. 2025
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While the Kentucky team hustled into the tunnel off the court, Oklahoma fans booed, with one hurling a can of beer that came close to hitting one team member, as captured in a video from the moment.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
People.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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Miller hustled over from his spot on the bench and lifted Reid, practically shoving him back into the action.—
Jon Krawczynski,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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But in life James resisted metaphor and evaded attention.—
Yiyun Li,
The New Yorker,
23 Mar. 2025
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DeAngelo evaded prosecution for years while committing a string of murders and rapes across the Golden State between 1974 and 1986, including two murders and nine kidnappings in Sacramento County alone.—
Lia Russell,
Sacramento Bee,
22 Mar. 2025
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This chic design feels like something plucked out of a Parisian home tour, giving your chamber a je ne sais quoi moment that won’t go out of style anytime soon.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
14 Mar. 2025
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Its packaging, a jewel-like blue bottle engraved with a golden lotus, looks like it was plucked from a fantasy apothecary in the night sky.—
Jenny Berg,
Allure,
13 Mar. 2025
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Cleveland also warned that users may fail to consider emoji strings to be actual passwords, and so could be deceived via phishing campaigns to share emoji passwords.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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The states pressing the suits, including California and New Jersey, say the companies deceived consumers about the risks posed by fossil fuels.—
Bloomberg,
The Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2025
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Her defense has raised the possibility that someone else beat him to death and left him in the cold.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Her decision to turn down the Apple beat at the Journal in 2007, the year the iPhone was released, in order to pursue an M.F.A. in fiction propels an exploration of how much human creativity depends on the ideas and labor of others.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Cheated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cheated. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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