as in sucker
one who is easily deceived or cheated
an explanation of how the swindler was able to escape with all of the dupe's money
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as in copy
something that is made to look exactly like something else
he built a dupe of the original model, which is locked in a vault
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as in to deceive
to cause to believe what is untrue
we were duped into thinking the dummy was a real alien
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Recent Examples of dupe
Joseph Erbentraut, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Mar. 2026
At $195, this Akari is worth buying straight from the source (dupes often rip in transit).
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 11 Mar. 2026
Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
Although they were explicitly programmed to refuse to help hackers, the bots were duped into abetting the cybercrime.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Everyone loves coming across a dupe.
—Joseph Erbentraut, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Mar. 2026
At $195, this Akari is worth buying straight from the source (dupes often rip in transit).
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 11 Mar. 2026
Verb
Instead, Weinstein told the jury, Nick Kassotis had been duped and deluded by the mysterious figure Jim McIntyre.
—Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
Although they were explicitly programmed to refuse to help hackers, the bots were duped into abetting the cybercrime.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
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Verb
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Nope, that's not your eyes deceiving you.—
Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
15 Mar. 2026
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Months after the girl had died, a DCF worker investigating a complaint related to Torres-García’s younger sister was deceived by the children’s mother during a video chat with a person the child’s mother asked to impersonate the child, according to the agency.—
Ginny Monk,
Hartford Courant,
13 Mar. 2026
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But don’t let that demure and goofy personality fool you!—
Heide Janssen,
Oc Register,
15 Mar. 2026
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Tatum then isolated against the Spurs big man, fooled him with an up-fake, finished at the rim and smiled after being shoved to the ground.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
11 Mar. 2026
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Scammers are at it again, texting Americans, hoping to trick them into giving up financial information under the guise of paying parking or toll fees, officials in multiple states have said this month.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
20 Mar. 2026
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From around January to June 2022, the couple tricked unknowing subordinates into adding fake vendors to the company's system, officials said.—
Dan Raby,
CBS News,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Dupe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dupe. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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