1
as in deceived
to cause to believe what is untrue
cozened several elderly ladies into believing that he was intending marriage
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as in cheated
to rob by the use of trickery or threats
cozened scores of people by persuading them to hand over funds that he would "invest"
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Cleveland also warned that users may fail to consider emoji strings to be actual passwords, and so could be deceived via phishing campaigns to share emoji passwords.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025 -
The states pressing the suits, including California and New Jersey, say the companies deceived consumers about the risks posed by fossil fuels.—
Bloomberg,
The Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2025
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One major case was probing if Capital One cheated customers out of $2 billion in interest payments.—
Ashley Belanger,
Ars Technica,
6 Mar. 2025
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And a media room cheated as an office, where the family keeps important papers.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
3 Mar. 2025
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This chic design feels like something plucked out of a Parisian home tour, giving your chamber a je ne sais quoi moment that won’t go out of style anytime soon.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
14 Mar. 2025
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Its packaging, a jewel-like blue bottle engraved with a golden lotus, looks like it was plucked from a fantasy apothecary in the night sky.—
Jenny Berg,
Allure,
13 Mar. 2025
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Also, unlike its many imposters (and there are many similar looking wireless lamps out there, so don’t be fooled), the Poldina comes with a 1-year warranty on the battery and a 2-year warranty for any defects.—
Wilder Davies,
Bon Appétit,
27 Feb. 2025
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Heat star Tyler Herro admitted to being fooled earlier this month, while a post from the account instigated a war of words between Kevin Garnett and Draymond Green.—
Ben Morse,
CNN,
27 Feb. 2025
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While the Kentucky team hustled into the tunnel off the court, Oklahoma fans booed, with one hurling a can of beer that came close to hitting one team member, as captured in a video from the moment.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
People.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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Kansas was constantly out of position on rebounds and out-hustled in other instances.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Cozened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cozened. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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