as in to fool
to cause to believe what is untrue
he went to great lengths to deceive his family about the nature of his new job at the mall
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Your partner is either fooling himself or attempting to fool you.R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
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Fischer, who played the paper company's receptionist Pam (until she was promoted), explained that creator Greg Daniels even filmed a fake version of the episode to fool them.Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 1 Nov. 2024
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Cybercriminals relentlessly launch phishing attacks at employees, trying to coax or trick them into providing their personal information and credentials.Ilia Sotnikov, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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Caution using them to judge individual pieces of writing and artwork is warranted, especially with a new wave of tools available to trick them.Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 28 Oct. 2024
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Kennedy’s nonprofit falsely links vaccines to chronic diseases, citing misleading articles and studies that show unvaccinated populations have fewer chronic conditions than their vaccinated peers.Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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Fake bot accounts and deepfakes are on the rise, often proliferated by foreign adversaries, while platforms like X have loosened efforts to limit misleading content.Jenn Brice, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
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