as in tricking
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 duping
Jurk was almost immediately called out for duping Castillo into touching the gloves, a sign of respect, at the beginning of the fight.
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Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
Or the result of a spoiler once again duping POTUS into another quagmire?
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 9 May 2026
Or the result of a spoiler once again duping POTUS into another quagmire?
—CBS News, 8 May 2026
Spoofing can override legitimate GPS signals, duping a navigation system into showing the boat as off course and even sailing over land, as the video below shows.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 28 Apr. 2026
Scammers posing as law-enforcement or bank officials used fraudulent websites disguised as legitimate investment platforms to defraud victims across the globe by duping them into sending cryptocurrency, according to an FBI agent's affidavit.
—ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
But behind the scenes, AllHere was heading for financial collapse, and its founder, Joanna Smith-Griffin, was arrested on federal charges in the fall of 2024 for allegedly duping investors.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2026
In February last year, a federal lawsuit charging Sun with duping investors was paused before being settled last month for a $10-million fine.
—Bernard Condon, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
This isn’t the first time that Musk has been dragged into court to defend himself against allegations of duping investors with his social media posts.
—Staff, Austin American Statesman, 20 Mar. 2026
Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
Or the result of a spoiler once again duping POTUS into another quagmire?
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 9 May 2026
Or the result of a spoiler once again duping POTUS into another quagmire?
—CBS News, 8 May 2026
Spoofing can override legitimate GPS signals, duping a navigation system into showing the boat as off course and even sailing over land, as the video below shows.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 28 Apr. 2026
Scammers posing as law-enforcement or bank officials used fraudulent websites disguised as legitimate investment platforms to defraud victims across the globe by duping them into sending cryptocurrency, according to an FBI agent's affidavit.
—ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
But behind the scenes, AllHere was heading for financial collapse, and its founder, Joanna Smith-Griffin, was arrested on federal charges in the fall of 2024 for allegedly duping investors.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2026
In February last year, a federal lawsuit charging Sun with duping investors was paused before being settled last month for a $10-million fine.
—Bernard Condon, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
This isn’t the first time that Musk has been dragged into court to defend himself against allegations of duping investors with his social media posts.
—Staff, Austin American Statesman, 20 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for duping
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Anchoring, scarcity and choice architecture aren’t about tricking people.—
David Meade,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2026
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The church hosts sure love tricking us into eating raw broccoli by serving it up in this creamy pasta salad.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
13 May 2026
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The other is fooling humans, particularly the dwindling number of journalists, critics, and other gatekeepers who are still capable of conferring legitimacy by paying attention.—
Lane Brown,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
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After killing Minnesota’s first power play, the Avalanche opened the scoring when defenseman Sam Malinski scored his first career playoff goal, fooling Wallstedt with a rising wrist shot.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
4 May 2026
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He was also accused of deceiving escrow agents to secure the release of pre-construction condominium deposits and then misappropriated those funds for personal expenses unrelated to the developments.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
15 May 2026
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Donovan Mitchell, whose box score of 21 points was deceiving, dribbled aimlessly while being hounded by Detroit defenders until his weak shot attempt was easily knocked away by Ausar Thompson before time expired.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
14 May 2026
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“Duping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duping. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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