as in cheats
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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Noun
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No one cheats like college football.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
10 Oct. 2025 -
Her character also has a fake handicapped license plate and cheats at golf.—
Brie Stimson , Larry Fink,
FOXNews.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Rock the Ocean Foundation is a conservation nonprofit whose core work protects sea turtles, marine mammals, coral reefs, sharks, and marine habitats.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
16 Oct. 2025
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Developing fishing gear that’s practical to use but less harmful to not only sea turtles, but other threatened species sharks, is one way to address this issue.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Confidence men.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confidence%20men. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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