as in cheat
a dishonest person who uses clever means to cheat others out of something of value
taken in by a persuasive confidence man using the Internet
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Recent Examples of confidence man
The image could be a tintype from a late-Victorian play about a confidence man who preys on wealthy young widows.
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Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confidence man
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In Arizona, wildfires in shrublands or chaparral can be fueled by invasive grasses, like cheat grass.—
John Leos,
AZCentral.com,
15 July 2025
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Adults eat it on their cheat day, birthday, moving day.—
The New York Times,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 June 2025
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Try, try again Speaking of classes, the eight options here tend to fall into the usual archetypes for this kind of action-adventure game: the tank, the mage, the defensive specialist, the dextrous dodger, etc.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 May 2025
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The layoffs of roughly 7,000 Internal Revenue Service probationary workers beginning this week probably mean the end of the agency’s plan to go after high-wealth tax dodgers and could spell disaster for revenue collection, experts say.—
Fatima Hussein,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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While all sharks are carnivores, their diets vary widely.—
Hans Walters,
New York Daily News,
19 July 2025
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Since her move to Hawaii 12 years ago, she's broadened her knowledge on safety and sharks on the North Shore of O'ahu.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
18 July 2025
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Yet as Russian war atrocities have become more evident, and Ukraine’s need for heavy armor has increased, the lines have grown blurrier and the rhetoric sharper.—
David E. Sanger,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2022
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Both offer blistering acceleration and sharper handling than the standard model.—
Eric Stafford,
Car and Driver,
19 Feb. 2021
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“Confidence man.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confidence%20man. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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