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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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There’s a pervasive perception that AI is used by lazy people or those who lack skills or cheat, not by hard-working overachievers.—
William Arruda,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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Travis Hunter’s fantasy football dual eligibility is a cheat code Travis Hunter could be a game-changer in IDP leagues across the various fantasy football game providers.—
Jake Ciely,
New York Times,
29 July 2025
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These changes will also usher in a shift in the way U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) handles customs and tariff enforcement, with both the DOJ and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) laser focused on duty dodgers.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
30 July 2025
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Blue Jays Trade Rumors Reaching New Peak Read more Los angeles dodgers Sandy Alcántara Trade?—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 July 2025
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Matt Davis, a scientist with the Maine Department of Marine Resources, told WGME that warmer weather from climate change could cause sharks to hang around the area until later in the year than usual.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
13 Aug. 2025
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In one high-profile case, a Chinese vessel was caught inside the Galápagos Marine Reserve with 300 tons of marine life, including 6,000 dead sharks, in 2017.—
Jennifer Raynor,
Space.com,
12 Aug. 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 21 Aug. 2025.
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