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
Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 8 Oct. 2025
As this dysfunctional intra-agency rivalry plays out, meanwhile, the terrorists have enlisted a social-media-savvy dupe to plant a bomb in a sprawling oil refinery.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 18 Sep. 2025
Everyone else is easily duped and manipulated, but not Wendy.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Another person declares that Swift must have been swapped out for an AI dupe, because her music was never this vapid before.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 8 Oct. 2025
As this dysfunctional intra-agency rivalry plays out, meanwhile, the terrorists have enlisted a social-media-savvy dupe to plant a bomb in a sprawling oil refinery.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
The brand, which was founded in 2018 and is pronounced like the fruit, made its name by duping popular items across clothing, accessories, and home, offering high-end looks at almost unbelievably low prices.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 18 Sep. 2025
Everyone else is easily duped and manipulated, but not Wendy.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dupe
Verb
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Gordon warned me that this was deceiving.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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Santos was sentenced to prison in April after admitting last year to deceiving donors and stealing the identities of 11 people — including his own family members — to make donations to his campaign.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
31 Oct. 2025
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And don’t be fooled by spotless sheets.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Oct. 2025
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The fastball-splitter combo was working well for him again, while his 74 mph curveball was fooling hitters all night as well.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
26 Oct. 2025
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Saturday Night Live‘s Weekend Update mocked Donald Trump‘s multiple White House renovations, as well his inability to be normal even while giving out candy to trick or treaters.—
William Vaillancourt,
Rolling Stone,
2 Nov. 2025
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The update to trick-or-treating time was made to avoid a conflict with high school football playoff games.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Dupe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dupe. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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