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dupe

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noun (2)

dupe

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verb

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of dupe
Noun
In the meantime, though, DHgate, an online wholesale store infamous for selling Chinese dupes of luxury goods, has shot to #2 on the US Apple app store. Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2025 Many of these are unbranded items; countless others are dupes of recognizable ones. Chris Stokel-Walker, Wired News, 16 Apr. 2025
Verb
Influencers feel they've been duped because Honey partners with many of them to promote its service. Emily Forlini, PCMAG, 13 Mar. 2025 Nonprofit duped In a third scheme detailed by prosecutors, from September 2018 to June 2021, Elliott defrauded a nonprofit of money that was meant for its legal expenses. Julia Marnin, Sacramento Bee, 11 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dupe
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dupe
Verb
  • Their book has already generated a national debate about whether the White House deceived the public about the president’s condition and how Biden’s late exit from the race undermined the Democratic Party’s chances of stopping a second term for President Trump.
    Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025
  • Although Bristol’s spring race may appear to have sparse crowds, this is somewhat deceiving.
    Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Verb
  • Don’t let the name fool you: Apple TV+’s new science-fiction series Murderbot isn’t actually about a rampaging robot killing everything in sight, though Alexander Skarsgard’s SecUnit certainly ponders the idea from time to time.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
  • One common jailbreak involved fooling ChatGPT by asking it to role-play as a different AI—one that had no rules and was allowed to write phishing e-mails.
    Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 7 May 2025
Verb
  • Life at the house seems more entertaining, but is that just a foolish fantasy designed to trick us into thinking that there is safe harbor somewhere?
    Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 19 May 2025
  • Their goal is to trick people into sharing their Medicare or Social Security number.
    Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025

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“Dupe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dupe. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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