swindled; swindling
ˈswin-dᵊl-iŋ 
ˈswin(d)-liŋ
: to obtain money or property by fraud or deceit
: to take money or property from by fraud or deceit
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Verb
hundreds of people were swindled out of their savings, and all they had to show for it were fake land deeds
Noun
a swindle that involved selling a lot of land that really didn't exist
identity theft has become one of the most frequent and feared swindles of our time
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Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
In the film’s final act, Gerard Butler’s character ends up swindling the master swindler by joining his heist and discovering the true inner workings of a meticulous heist operation.
—Malik Peay, Essence, 17 Jan. 2025
Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 20 Jan. 2025
The swindles also involved fake investments, phony sweepstakes, and tech support scams in which a person was contacted and told there was something wrong with their computer, which could be corrected for a fee.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 18 Jan. 2025
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Verb
Musician Kid Rock has weighed in on the news that a scammer swindled a 53-year-old French woman out of $850,000 while pretending to be actor Brad Pitt.
—Noun
Justin Ansel Butler falsified documents to make the Duck Donuts franchises in Woodbury and the Mall of America look profitable, according to a criminal complaint filed Friday in Washington County District Court charging him with felony theft by swindle.
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“Swindle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swindle. Accessed 5 Feb. 2025.
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