Thesaurus results for ROOKED

rooked

verb

past tense of rook

as in cheated

to rob by the use of trickery or threats once you learn to recognize these swindler's tricks, no one will be able to use them to rook you

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Hell may hath no fury like a Red Devils squad feeling cheated after the shocking FIFA decision to allow Balogun to play tonight in Seattle.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
Billups is accused of participating in a conspiracy to fix high-stakes card games tied to La Cosa Nostra organized crime families that cheated unsuspecting gamblers out of at least $7 million.

— Ed White, Twin Cities, 29 June 2026

Definition of cheated

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On the walls, black-and-white printouts of newspaper articles, magazines and book pages looked like they were plucked from a Pinterest board on scrapbooking.

— Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Despite his young age, the then 36-year-old was far from a nobody plucked from the ether, though.

— Chris Evans, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

Definition of plucked

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Democrats are still stung by Rogan’s nearly three-hour Trump interview in the final weeks of the 2024 campaign.

— Steven Sloan, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
Having dominated most of his players in table tennis over the years, Gadowsky is still stung after meeting his match.

— John Wawrow, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026

Definition of stung

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Either Cody or Gunther wins because Sami gets screwed; Zayn will then further descend into madness and attack someone after the bell.

— Darren Cooper, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
With Dumb Money, also directed by Gillespie, Rogen played businessman Gabe Plotkin, who got screwed in the GameStop stock drama.

— Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 26 June 2026

Definition of screwed

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Twenty-seven people were inside the building, two of whom got stuck before ultimately freeing themselves and exiting the building.

— Drew Pittock, USA Today, 7 July 2026
When the rope broke, three people fell 30 to 40 feet to the beach, and the other three were stuck halfway up the cliff.

— Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 6 July 2026

Definition of stuck

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While the men whom Chen allegedly swindled began to grow suspicious of her actions around 2024, the Clark County Marriage Bureau reported her to the police, resulting in the launch of an investigation around the same time.

— Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026
Aller swindled deal after deal on 2022 draft night, garnering future draft picks and getting off enough salary to sign Brunson and more.

— Fred Katz, New York Times, 26 May 2026

Definition of swindled

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