Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peculates
Verb
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The money that Congress appropriates to federal agencies each year is intended to be spent.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
27 Feb. 2025 -
The three branches are the legislative which makes laws and appropriates funds, the executive which enforces laws and implements public policy and the judicial which interprets laws and the constitution and applies those interpretations to legal disputes.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
12 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Vito, seething and remorseless, grabs at control relentlessly; Frank, in no mood to fight, tries to cede it graciously, resulting in a lopsided tug-of-war.—
Justin Chang,
The New Yorker,
21 Mar. 2025
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Curtis Rowe scores 19 points and Sidney Wicks adds 17 points and grabs 18 rebounds to lead UCLA to an 80-69 victory over Jacksonville for its fourth consecutive NCAA basketball championship.—
Austin Knoblauch,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The seating portion attaches easily with quick-release buckles.—
Abigail Wilt,
Southern Living,
13 Mar. 2025
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Now, during Callahan’s appointments at Next Steps, neuro-adaptive exercise specialist Creighton Goss attaches electrodes to the back of Callahan’s neck along his cervical spine and then midway down his back, near his thoracic spine.—
Lisa Schencker,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Peculates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peculates. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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