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cheated

  • past participle
    of cheat.
    cheat
    verb (used with object)
    to defraud; swindle.
  • past tense form
    of cheat.
    cheat
    verb (used with object)
    to defraud; swindle.

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“I’d ask them, ‘Do you want to fly in a plane with a pilot who cheated his way through flight school?’”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

“A lot of people say, ‘Well, he’s got baggage, he cheated on his wife.’

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026

Related: ‘I found out too late’: My stepmother cheated me out of $500K from my father’s estate.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026

The cheater is just as insecure, if not more, than the person who’s scared to get cheated on.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

“Not for her. She cheated on him,” Phil responds.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed