misappropriates

verb

present tense third-person singular of misappropriate
as in steals
to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep a financial manager misappropriating funds from her clients' accounts

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  1. steals
  2. appropriates
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  • Nobody wants to work with a colleague who steals credit for everything.
    — Melody Wilding, CNBC, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Trump's quick save for wandering toddler sets up a Biden joke that steals the show.
    — , FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of steals
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  • By contrast, Congress appropriates much of the public-private institution’s funding and exercises oversight over the institution, which is governed by a board of regents.
    — Kelsey Ables, The Atlantic, 23 July 2026
  • The bill appropriates $495 million for fiscal years 2026 through 2030.
    — Carrie Brandon Elliot, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Definition of appropriates
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