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fleecing

VERB

plunder, steal

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cheat defraud gouge overcharge swindle

STRONG

bleed burn clip con cozen despoil flimflam hustle milk mulct pluck rifle rob rook shaft strip

WEAK

jerk around rip off rope in run a game on sell a bill of goods take for a ride take to the cleaners

Antonyms

WEAK

give offer

Example Sentences

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It dug into the fraud that purportedly precedes the fleecing of U.S. antipoverty programs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

“These groups have been fleecing taxpayers and Veterans for far too long,” VA Secretary Doug Collins was quoted.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026

The fleecing of Kevin, who ProPublica agreed to identify by first name only, was a textbook example of pig butchering.

From Salon • Jun. 26, 2025

This revenue share is for all media—not just books—but illustrates the extreme financial incentive prisons have to participate with prison telecom companies in this fleecing of incarcerated people.

From Slate • Sep. 17, 2024

Burt employed bizarre accounting methods in order to conceal his fleecing of the Osage.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann