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Recent Examples of profiteer
Israeli officials have accused Hamas of hoarding essential supplies to serve its own members and to wield control over the population, and there have been reports of profiteers seizing aid and then selling it on the black market.
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Hiba Yazbek, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
Yet sanctions seemed not to touch those who rose to wealth during the war: looters, smugglers, and war profiteers protected by the regime.
—Loubna Mrie, The Atlantic, 20 Dec. 2024
For a quarter century we have been misled by a chorus of neocon war hawks, defense industry profiteers, think tank courtiers and media opportunists.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
Genocide profiteers like Raytheon supply weapons to the IDF, paid for by our taxes.
—Omar Gallaga, Austin American-Statesman, 6 Mar. 2024
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Hiba Yazbek, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
Yet sanctions seemed not to touch those who rose to wealth during the war: looters, smugglers, and war profiteers protected by the regime.
—Loubna Mrie, The Atlantic, 20 Dec. 2024
For a quarter century we have been misled by a chorus of neocon war hawks, defense industry profiteers, think tank courtiers and media opportunists.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
Genocide profiteers like Raytheon supply weapons to the IDF, paid for by our taxes.
—Omar Gallaga, Austin American-Statesman, 6 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for profiteer
Noun
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Frank got his one wild night of partying and returned to prayer, as if spirituality allows for cheat days.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Apr. 2025
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As faux-fur weather makes way for random pockets of sun and bursts of rain, Zendaya has pieced together the sartorial cheat code for transitional dressing.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
28 Mar. 2025
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And who defends America, not trade cheaters all over the globe.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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In the video, O'Sullivan praised the stranger and expressed her love for women who weren't afraid to expose cheaters.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Calle is believed to be portraying a hustler working for Sugar.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
8 Apr. 2025
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The drama follows a pregnant female hustler fighting for a better life while facing betrayal and difficult sacrifices.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Letterman may be the obvious precedent but Mulaney’s delivery is less snide than lightly panicked, as if some Netflix thugs have their hands on a switch off-camera, eager to cut to black.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2025
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The Depardieu shtick — his public persona as a crude, working-class thug — was on full display.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Apr. 2025
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The layoffs of roughly 7,000 Internal Revenue Service probationary workers beginning this week probably mean the end of the agency’s plan to go after high-wealth tax dodgers and could spell disaster for revenue collection, experts say.—
Fatima Hussein,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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The baseball world will look back at this era of dodger baseball 30 years from now and have nothing but fond memories and positive things to say about it.—
Fabian Ardaya,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Profiteer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profiteer. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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