cozening

present participle of cozen
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Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cozening
Verb
  • Two culinary pros gave us the real scoop about how certain vanilla bean ice creams have been deceiving us all these years.
    Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Opening arguments are set to begin Tuesday's in the FTC's lawsuit against Amazon for allegedly deceiving tens of millions of customers into signing up for Prime and thwarting their attempts to cancel it.
    Matthew J. Belvedere,Jeff Marks, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This isn’t the first time that the couple was surrounded by cheating rumors.
    Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 30 Sep. 2025
  • She and Jon, who married in 1999, divorced in 2009, the same year as the cheating rumors.
    Carson Blackwelder, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Malware has evolved to target macOS more aggressively than ever and many attacks now rely on tricking users rather than breaking through security software.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Brood parasites such as cuckoos lay their eggs in other birds’ nests, tricking the hosts into caring for their offspring at the expense of their own.
    Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Simply plucking young stars from viewers’ social-media feeds won’t radically alter or refresh SNL.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Miami is plucking Wilson off the Saints practice squad, likely to fill Hill’s roster spot.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Instead of fooling millions of people individually, attackers need only to compromise one AI model to reach millions at once.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2025
  • Your press release isn’t fooling anyone.
    Roberta Matuson, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Andreas Helmersen hit the bar while Patrick Berg’s stinging effort was saved by Guglielmo Vicario.
    Jay Harris, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
  • These pretty pink jellyfish are carnivorous and have stinging tentacles that can reach up to 70 feet long.
    Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But, to do you any good, squeezing the veins must propel the blood in the right direction, toward the heart.
    Bryant Stamford, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The earbuds are controlled by squeezing the stem.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Viral videos captured federal officers arresting people and hustling them into unmarked vehicles.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Instead of hustling for one-day bookings, Patel engineered a system where one client often meant three to five events—maximizing return and loyalty.
    Sindhya Valloppillil, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Cozening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cozening. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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