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cheaters

noun

plural of cheater

as in cheats

a dishonest person who uses clever means to cheat others out of something of value gambling casinos have very elaborate means of detecting cheaters

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Recent Examples of cheaters The emerald green lawns of cheaters now abut the crispy brown grass of the rule-followers — defiance that’s visible for all to see. — Annie Gowen, Washington Post, 29 July 2026 Danagoulian has proposed a way to catch space-faring cheaters. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 8 July 2026 This kind of thinking can allow students who sometimes cheat to not think of themselves as cheaters. — Austin Sarat, Fortune, 23 June 2026 That shouldn’t happen to anyone, even unkempt cheaters. — Emma Specter, Vogue, 27 May 2026 All in fun, though; cheaters are discovered or reveal themselves in the end. — Kristin Shaw, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026 If the issues in high school sports are ever going to be fixed, then cheaters need to be exposed. — Eric Sondheimer columnist follow, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2026 Your competition at this point in the Netflix dating show’s run will include 10 seasons’ worth of cheaters and liars, clout chasers and schmoozers and players. — Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2026 The cheaters, in multiple senses. — Chris Branch, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2026

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Sometimes, the fourth-grader asks Robo-Dad for Minecraft cheats.

— Ella Chakarian, Rolling Stone, 28 June 2026
Her most notable reporting has been about taxes, including exposing billionaire tax cheats and writing cover stories on tax shelters (corporate and individual), tax evasion, and tax policy.

— Forbes Membership, Forbes.com, 5 June 2026

Definition of cheats

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Ukraine faces severe personnel shortages with around 200,000 military desertions and 2 million draft-dodgers, threatening its ability to sustain the war against Russia’s 2022 invasion.

— Kirsten Grieshaber, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
But my collection intentionally ignored the fraudulent exploits of billionaire heirs, tax dodgers and corporate magnates — defense contracts, government lobbying, bank accounts in Switzerland, shell companies in Panama, citizenship of Antigua and political asylum in London.

— Snigdha Poonam, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025

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There will also be presentations throughout the day on eagles, sharks, rays and sea turtles, as well as a wildlife surprise and arts and crafts.

— Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026
The sharks were roughly a foot long and appeared to be juvenile dogfish, according to Stephen Nagiewicz, an adjunct professor of marine science at Stockton University.

— Ross DiMattei, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

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