Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peculates
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No young officer who takes over from Maduro is likely to empower a figure as uncompromising as Machado.—
Quico Toro, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2025
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Others will be displaced by AI that takes over processes which no longer require human intervention.—
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The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) preempts states from enacting laws that conflict with ERISA on regulated benefit plans.—
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Story editing is a form of self-talk that preempts your under-estimator from seizing control with its bludgeoning feedback.—
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Jokic usurps Nurkic Jusuf Nurkic became Jokic’s first backup center in unceremonious fashion, getting benched by Michael Malone 25 games into his third season.—
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One of the brothers claims that Busfield rubbed his genitals and touched his buttocks during the production, per the warrant.—
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No additional configuration or calibration is required, the company claims.—
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The slender but powerful book takes place over the course of a week, when Ma’s plans are suddenly imperiled while Boomba seizes the chance to make up for his past mistakes and help his family.—
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In the novel, Joan Goodwin, a physics professor with a lifelong love of the stars, seizes the chance to join NASA’s first class of women astronauts and soon finds friendship, passion, and purpose among her fellow trainees.—
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The robot uses its cameras to understand the scene, generates visual predictions of future actions, and then converts those predictions into precise movements using an inverse dynamics model.—
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Carrots, for example, provide beta-carotene, which the body converts into vitamin A to support immune health and vision.—
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The lawsuit argues the freeze violated federal law, including the Administrative Procedure Act and constitutional limits on executive power and how Congress appropriates funds.—
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The state appropriates funds for the voucher program at the beginning of the fiscal year and then seeks federal reimbursement.—
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But as the ball arrives the defender grabs the jersey with the right hand and pulls the defender down.—
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As one officer grabs at her door handle, a third officer who had circled to the front of the SUV from the opposite side draws his gun.—
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“Peculates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peculates. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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