mischarge

as in to defraud

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mischarge
Verb
  • Federal prosecutors in Texas identified 80 victims defrauded of nearly $40 million by Charles Carrier since 2018.
    Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 30 May 2025
  • The pair was accused of running a scheme that, through fraudulent loans, defrauded the IRS and committed tax evasion.
    Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 29 May 2025
Verb
  • Other fragments from the site appear to have flaked off large columns that once supported the villa’s porticoed garden: They’re composed of curved stucco gouged with decorative vertical lines, meant to make the columns fluted.
    Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Apr. 2025
  • However, because of the platform’s independent storefront model, Depop has limited regulations in place to monitor issues such as price gouging on hard to come by products.
    Elizabeth Grace Coyne, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Business Insurers seek to surcharge California homeowners for L.A. County fire costs May 13, 2025 How would the insurers benefit from such a scheme?
    Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025
  • Now, under a policy Lara put in place last year that is being challenged in court, insurers are filing applications with the state Department of Insurance seeking to surcharge their policyholders statewide for half the costs of that assessment.
    Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2025
Verb
  • Its allure is rooted in seeing the celebrity guest melt beneath the weight of hot sauce: Shaq’s eyes stung red with tears, viscera gushed from O’Brien nose.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 27 May 2025
  • Recent history suggests that Republicans would take few lessons from even a stinging rebuke in the midterms.
    Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 23 May 2025
Verb
  • Cooking time: 2 hours and 30 minutes, plus overnight bean soak.
    Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2025
  • For stubborn stains, soak the linen in cool or lukewarm water with a small amount of oxygen bleach for up to a few hours.
    Christina Pérez, Vogue, 31 May 2025
Verb
  • Cordova said the union’s goal is to ensure that shoppers are not overcharged and that pricing is fair and transparent.
    Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 16 May 2025
  • More often than not, contractors took advantage of her by overcharging her.
    Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2025
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“Mischarge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mischarge. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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