as in to cheat
to rob by the use of trickery or threats
victimized by a confidence man with a slick story
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Recent Examples of victimize
Americans are increasingly victimized by scammers.
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Kevin Collier, NBC news, 17 Dec. 2025
My office is committed to bringing stability back into the lives of those who have been victimized.
—Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 13 Dec. 2025
Since athletes have been able to earn NIL, some have been victimized by agents who have charged shockingly high commissions or have tried to take ownership of the athlete’s intellectual property rights.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 8 Dec. 2025
Groves primarily targeted vulnerable women between 1978 and 1988, and was known to victimize hitchhikers.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 2 Dec. 2025
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The only reason that Bikini Frankenstein does not rank higher on this list is because putting a softcore porno at the top would feel like cheating.—
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But like his predecessor, this Frankenstein is just as obsessed with immortality and cheating death through science.—
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But Haise did lead Lens to the Champions League for the first time in 20 years, finished one point behind PSG in 2023, and did, to pluck a one-off game out of the ether, oversee a 2-1 win over Arteta’s Arsenal.—
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While Marty Supreme is only loosely inspired by Reisman, there are several sequences and character details plucked from his life.—
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The Panthers squeezed a few end-of-career seasons out of guys such as Dino Ciccarelli and Igor Larionov.—
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Instead, 2026 is about building both stylish and sensible outfits that can take you from the airport to the streets with maximum versatility without ever squeezing into tight, form-fitting fabric.—
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But the Chiefs not being in the playoffs still stings.—
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But a lackluster performance during that fall's vice presidential debate did little to help the party avoid stinging losses in November 2024.—
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The director points to a mid-film scene in a bowling alley, where Marty and his friend Wally (Tyler Okonma, aka Tyler, the Creator) hustle a small-town crew, as an example of its importance.—
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Wing/forward Cam Whitmore did not hustle back on defense and continued to play with tunnel vision on offense.—
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To keep the most vulnerable safe, Ivan has to decide to confront the soldiers or deceive them at the potential cost of his life.—
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Relying Too Much On Garbage Disposals Though the name may be deceiving, garbage disposals aren’t actually designed to dispose of all garbage.—
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And, as usual, the people with the fewest resources will get screwed.—
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No matter what Robert does, he’s totally screwed.—
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The plaintiff, Shaun Gray, is now facing potential liability for allegedly defrauding the studio and infringing on its copyrights.—
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Things eventually come to a head back in Cairo, where local police arrest Roper and his team, only for the enraged buyers, who were defrauded due to Pine's intervention, to seize the convoy.—
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“Victimize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/victimize. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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