MISAPPROPRIATES Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

misappropriates

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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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Jealousy and entitlement steer the actions of middling white writer June Hayward, who brazenly steals the manuscript of her much more talented friend, Chinese-American author, Athena Liu, after being the sole witness to Athena’s death.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026
And, if the wins keep piling up, San Dimas might need to put a fence around his classroom so no one steals him away.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026

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Tiki bars aren’t without criticism, having occasionally been attacked as escapist fantasy that appropriates Hawaiian or Polynesian iconography.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Summary The Caribbean is increasingly a global wellness hub, though Western influence often appropriates Afro-Indigenous practices.

— Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026

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