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Recent Examples of conn
Women who could be trampled by men, conned, deceived.
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Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026
Her story highlighted the emotional manipulation scammers use to con their victims.
—Joshua Sidorowicz, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
Prosecutors say that Barnett, in 2012, conned a 17-year-old girl into sleeping with him, falsely promising her $20,000 and a Rolex watch.
—Sydney Pereira, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
What makes this case different is that key backers of the measure got conned, too.
—Daniel Borenstein, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026
Dakota Root, who was conned into depositing $1,200 into a crypto ATM at a Circle K in Indiana, said the experience changed his perception of the neighborhood store.
—Curt Devine, CNN Money, 17 Dec. 2025
The commune fell apart as residents realized they were being conned by the spiritual leader, a close friend of Jobs, into providing free labor for his apple cider business.
—Literary Hub, 21 Nov. 2025
So there's some serious temptation to fall back to old habits when they're critter-napped by a new crew called the Bad Girls and conned into stealing an experimental rocket.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 21 Nov. 2025
The former Bravo star was sentenced to 78 months in prison after being found guilty of her involvement in a telemarketing fraud scheme that conned people (mostly elders) out of their money.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 21 Nov. 2025
Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026
Her story highlighted the emotional manipulation scammers use to con their victims.
—Joshua Sidorowicz, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
Prosecutors say that Barnett, in 2012, conned a 17-year-old girl into sleeping with him, falsely promising her $20,000 and a Rolex watch.
—Sydney Pereira, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
What makes this case different is that key backers of the measure got conned, too.
—Daniel Borenstein, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026
Dakota Root, who was conned into depositing $1,200 into a crypto ATM at a Circle K in Indiana, said the experience changed his perception of the neighborhood store.
—Curt Devine, CNN Money, 17 Dec. 2025
The commune fell apart as residents realized they were being conned by the spiritual leader, a close friend of Jobs, into providing free labor for his apple cider business.
—Literary Hub, 21 Nov. 2025
So there's some serious temptation to fall back to old habits when they're critter-napped by a new crew called the Bad Girls and conned into stealing an experimental rocket.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 21 Nov. 2025
The former Bravo star was sentenced to 78 months in prison after being found guilty of her involvement in a telemarketing fraud scheme that conned people (mostly elders) out of their money.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 21 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conn
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Early on, Kris and Kylie had already begun talking about Kylie Cosmetics, as it became known, as a revolutionary company, hell-bent on steering the market solely with the force of Kylie’s generational influence.—
Nate Freeman,
Vanity Fair,
11 Mar. 2026
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With only a portion of council members aware of the tours, questions remain about the process and who is steering it.—
Nick Wooten,
Dallas Morning News,
11 Mar. 2026
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Last week, the BMW Group announced its intentions to pilot humanoid robots at its Leipzig plant in Germany this summer.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Mar. 2026
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Irvine will pilot an immigration assistance program for residents and employees impacted by federal immigration efforts; the City Council agreeing to front $100,000 to launch the endeavor.—
Victoria Le,
Oc Register,
3 Mar. 2026
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As reported, last October the company unveiled the Golden Goose Arena in Milan, designed by Novembre Studio, the architectural firm helmed by famed designer Fabio Novembre.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
9 Mar. 2026
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In addition, long-time Sheridan collaborators Michael Friedman and Christina Alexandra Voros will direct multiple episodes with the latter helming the pilot.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Conn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conn. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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