as in tricked
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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Recent Examples of deceived
Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026
In addition, the complaint alleges that Walmart deceived customers by falsely claiming that 100% of customer tips would go to drivers.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 27 Feb. 2026
That misstatement surely deceived nobody.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2026
The conservative-majority court agreed to take up a case from Boulder, among a series of lawsuits alleging the companies deceived the public about how fossil fuels contribute to climate change.
—Lindsay Whitehurst, Denver Post, 23 Feb. 2026
The conservative-majority court agreed to take up a case from Boulder, Colorado, one of multiple lawsuits alleging the companies deceived the public about how fossil fuels contribute to climate change.
—Lindsay Whitehurst, Fortune, 23 Feb. 2026
And don’t be deceived by Saturday’s sunny skies as the high will be 32 with wind chills as low as 9 degrees.
—Amanda McCoy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Jan. 2026
Challengers should give Marylanders the option to choose a new direction and remove the need to confront the painful reality that they were deceived.
—Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 14 Jan. 2026
Trump told people that Rupert deceived him.
—Gabriel Sherman, Vanity Fair, 14 Jan. 2026
Verb
Women who could be trampled by men, conned, deceived.
—Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026
In addition, the complaint alleges that Walmart deceived customers by falsely claiming that 100% of customer tips would go to drivers.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 27 Feb. 2026
That misstatement surely deceived nobody.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2026
The conservative-majority court agreed to take up a case from Boulder, among a series of lawsuits alleging the companies deceived the public about how fossil fuels contribute to climate change.
—Lindsay Whitehurst, Denver Post, 23 Feb. 2026
The conservative-majority court agreed to take up a case from Boulder, Colorado, one of multiple lawsuits alleging the companies deceived the public about how fossil fuels contribute to climate change.
—Lindsay Whitehurst, Fortune, 23 Feb. 2026
And don’t be deceived by Saturday’s sunny skies as the high will be 32 with wind chills as low as 9 degrees.
—Amanda McCoy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Jan. 2026
Challengers should give Marylanders the option to choose a new direction and remove the need to confront the painful reality that they were deceived.
—Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 14 Jan. 2026
Trump told people that Rupert deceived him.
—Gabriel Sherman, Vanity Fair, 14 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deceived
Adjective
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Jürgen’s appeared as wildly deluded as my own.—
Roger Bennett,
Fortune,
2 Mar. 2026
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O’Hara relished playing deluded snobs like this wealthy Manhattanite with artistic ambitions from director Tim Burton’s horror comedy about two dead owners of a country house who want to drive out its new buyers.—
Julie Hinds,
Freep.com,
30 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The scam reportedly tricked Russian drone operators into giving away the location of their Starlink terminals, allowing Ukrainian artillery and drones to target them.—
Simon Shuster,
The Atlantic,
27 Feb. 2026
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The people staffing the scam centers might have been tricked by a false job ad.—
Susan Tompor,
USA Today,
24 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Don’t be fooled by the name; despite its slouchy appearance, this shoulder purse can fit a laptop, a notebook, a small makeup bag, and more.—
Caroline Hughes,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Feb. 2026
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Stallings hung the breaking ball and Bader wasn’t fooled.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
26 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Guillard, 41, of Houston, published more than 100 videos that made erroneous allegations against Scofield, according to court records.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
23 Feb. 2026
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The statement updated an earlier erroneous statement that the mall closed, police said.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
22 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The lawsuit argued the measure, called Amendment 4, misled voters by burying its true intent — the direct democracy overhaul — under other bullet points.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
4 Mar. 2026
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Retroactive protestation of regret, or of being misled, as some politicians did after the Iraq War, will carry no weight.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2026
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