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Recent Examples of conn
Their father, my grandfather, was a career low-life criminal and was in jail all the time for forgery and conning people.
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2025
Seventeen years after the public was conned, every last warning has come true.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2025
Officials allege that Bester bribed several prison employees into helping with his escape plan, including conning his way into an isolation cell that was located near a fire escape and in an area with limited cameras, per the docuseries, NBC News and GroundUp.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
Love Con Revenge tells the real stories of people who have been conned by people from dating apps.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 8 Sep. 2025
At the end of 2022, the FBI reported that at least 3,000 underage victims, mostly boys, had been conned by these lies, with more than a dozen suicide deaths resulting.
—PC Magazine, 23 Aug. 2025
In 2022, he executive produced the Netflix docuseries Bad Vegan, which follows the story of Sarma Melngailis whose vegan restaurant was conned out of money by her husband.
—Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 18 Aug. 2025
The show’s about religious hypocrisy and being conned.
—Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2025
Seventeen years after the public was conned, every last warning has come true.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2025
Officials allege that Bester bribed several prison employees into helping with his escape plan, including conning his way into an isolation cell that was located near a fire escape and in an area with limited cameras, per the docuseries, NBC News and GroundUp.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
Love Con Revenge tells the real stories of people who have been conned by people from dating apps.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 8 Sep. 2025
At the end of 2022, the FBI reported that at least 3,000 underage victims, mostly boys, had been conned by these lies, with more than a dozen suicide deaths resulting.
—PC Magazine, 23 Aug. 2025
In 2022, he executive produced the Netflix docuseries Bad Vegan, which follows the story of Sarma Melngailis whose vegan restaurant was conned out of money by her husband.
—Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 18 Aug. 2025
The show’s about religious hypocrisy and being conned.
—Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conn
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The Patriots have taken the high road, steering clear of the public sniping.—
Dianna Russini,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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The container shipping companies have steered clear of the Red Sea and the neighboring Gulf of Aden due to ongoing missile and drone attacks from Houthi militants based in Yemen.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
10 Oct. 2025
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Vince helms the new feature after creating the Air Bud franchise and producing all 14 titles in the flagship series and subsequent Air Buddies and Santa Paws spinoff series.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Oct. 2025
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Gary Ross helmed a fourth movie, 2018's Ocean's 8, which starred Sandra Bullock, as the sister of Clooney's Danny, alongside Cate Blanchett, Rihanna, Helena Bonham Carter, Sarah Paulson, Mindy Kaling, Anne Hathaway, and Awkwafina.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Conn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conn. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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