trick into

phrasal verb

tricked into; tricking into; tricks into
: to use a trick to make (someone or something) do (something)
He was tricked into buying the car.

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In one example, the plaintiffs claim that a 13-year-old boy was tricked into sharing explicit images of himself via Snapchat, which were then shared on X. These images were later reported by the boy and his mother, who supplied ID and complied with X’s reporting processes. Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 3 Aug. 2025 But rather than bulk components layered and stacked like ceramic capacitors, the present work integrates these tricks into an on-chip system to miniaturize RF frequency hopping cheaply and efficiently. IEEE Spectrum, 9 July 2025 Avoid downloads from ad links and install strong antivirus software In these attacks, users were tricked into downloading what appeared to be desktop apps for trusted services but were actually malware installers. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2025 For example, could an agent be tricked into issuing unauthorized refunds? Anand Oswal, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for trick into

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“Trick into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trick%20into. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.

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