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Recent Examples of conn
Love Con Revenge tells the real stories of people who have been conned by people from dating apps.
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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
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
Verb
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Other patrons saw us with cell phones — an immense luxury at the time — and steered clear of us.—
Martin Suarez,
Rolling Stone,
13 Sep. 2025
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Putting structures in place keeps emotions from steering decisions off course.—
Bruce Helmer,
Twin Cities,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Earlier this summer, the Aussie band began to remove dozens of albums from Spotify following the announcement that Ek’s investment firm, Prima Materia, helmed a 600 million euro fundraising round for Helsing, a defense technology startup developing AI drones.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
10 Sep. 2025
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Glenn Martens, creative director, Diesel and Maison Margiela The affable Belgian designer rose to fashion fame thanks to his 11-year stint helming Y/Project, accruing a reputation for his experimental approach and earning a cult following for his twisted constructions.—
WWD Staff,
Footwear News,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Conn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conn. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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