as in cheat
a dishonest person who uses clever means to cheat others out of something of value
he was a "career" cozener who had worked one racket or another his whole life
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Noun
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Consider this your summer styling cheat code — and thank Selena Gomez later.—
Jeaneen Russell,
PEOPLE,
1 June 2026 -
Surprising but inevitable is the key to great writing, and Nick Cage is the human cheat code.—
Oren Uziel,
IndieWire,
1 June 2026
Noun
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Ukraine faces severe personnel shortages with around 200,000 military desertions and 2 million draft-dodgers, threatening its ability to sustain the war against Russia’s 2022 invasion.—
Kirsten Grieshaber,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2026
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Almost all other passengers dine at the Britannia Restaurant, and there’s also a buffet restaurant serving international cuisine, with options for vegans, vegetarians and dairy dodgers.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 Jan. 2026
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The team’s Mediterranean Programme was devised in response to the exponential risk of extinction to the sea’s nearly 80 species of shark and ray.—
Charlotte Reck,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
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That has led to some dangerous shark-human interactions over the years.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
9 June 2026
Noun
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The image could be a tintype from a late-Victorian play about a confidence man who preys on wealthy young widows.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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“Cozener.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cozener. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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