mulcted

verb

past tense of mulct
as in cheated
to rob by the use of trickery or threats trying to mulct the insurance company for an accident that never happened

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Recent Examples of mulcted As my colleague Kevin Baxter has reported, fans are beginning to feel mulcted. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mulcted
  1. cheated
  2. stung
  3. plucked
  4. hustled
  5. squeezed
  6. screwed
  7. defrauded
  8. swindled
Verb
  • But the idea that girls are being cheated is personal for some athletes.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Miller—who is no stranger to extramarital tabloid scandals herself—has also mastered her getting-cheated-on performances.
    — Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of cheated
Verb
  • The rich have been stung by a surprise 20% tax on their offshore wealth, much of it squirreled away in trusts in Hong Kong and Singapore, triggering a new rush for foreign passports.
    — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2026
  • But Wednesday’s result stung, as the 25-point defeat is the second-most lopsided season-opening loss in Heat history.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of stung
Verb
  • The Royals plucked manager Matt Quatraro from the Rays organization in 2022.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The Orioles plucked Jared Banner from the Cubs to be their new general manager under Mike Elias.
    — Josh Tolentino, Baltimore Sun, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of plucked
Verb
  • In Frankfurt, a gray city crumbling at the corners and still finding its footing after the war, though somehow doing its best to pretend all is well, Mann and Erika are greeted by the mayor and hustled off to a press conference.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The two firefighters, listening to their radios, hustled to the upstream bridge, prepared rope and watched the water.
    — Abe Streep, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of hustled
Verb
  • Yet profits have still been squeezed as jet fuel prices surged roughly 90% since the US-Israeli war on Iran began in February, forcing several major carriers to cut earnings forecasts.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Meanwhile, free cash flow at another budget carrier, JetBlue Airways, remains severely squeezed by elevated jet fuel prices.
    — , CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of squeezed
Verb
  • Numerical markings on the bar show what its total width will be, if both grips are screwed to the same distance.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Some Cleveland Guardians fans got screwed by the rain in more ways than one on Friday night.
    — Ryan Morik OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of screwed
Verb
  • Only Bernie Madoff, whose Ponzi scheme defrauded 40,000 investors, comes close in terms of attention.
    — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The company’s founder has sued Kao, saying his stewardship defrauded Navatek of millions.
    — Molly Redden, ProPublica, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of defrauded
Verb
  • And there’s little reasonable about looking the other way when residents say they’re being swindled or when the state’s constitution is being violated.
    — Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026
  • At one point, Fred was swindled out of upward of $15,000 when someone pretended to be the owner of a house for sale that Fred wanted to buy.
    — Megan Rose, ProPublica, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of swindled

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