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as in tricked
to cause to believe what is untrue
I fooled him into thinking that we were driving to the store, not to his surprise birthday party
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as in joked
to make jokes
an edgy comedian fooling with an appreciative college audience
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Recent Examples of fooled
The second swing was more of an off-balanced flail, the telltale sign of being fooled by a breaking ball.
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Justice Delos Santos,
Mercury News,
28 June 2026
An incredibly realistic short almond nail set that may just have your friends fooled.
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Miami Herald,
26 June 2026
Specifically, DuckDuckGo’s AI feature seems to have gotten fooled by a game of telephone kicked off by internet pranksters and laundered into blatant misinformation on a leading search engine.
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Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
25 June 2026
And look how he's fooled everybody.
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Derek Lawrence,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 June 2026
Don’t be fooled by the size, though.
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Nicol Natale,
PEOPLE,
24 June 2026
Audiences cannot be fooled and the brands still trying to manufacture what can only be earned…well, à la poubelle.
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Sam Birchall,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
And look how he's fooled everybody.
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Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
24 June 2026
Don’t be fooled; this isn’t your typical museum.
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Sierra Vandervort,
Travel + Leisure,
20 June 2026
Justice Delos Santos,
Mercury News,
28 June 2026
An incredibly realistic short almond nail set that may just have your friends fooled.
—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Miami Herald,
26 June 2026
Specifically, DuckDuckGo’s AI feature seems to have gotten fooled by a game of telephone kicked off by internet pranksters and laundered into blatant misinformation on a leading search engine.
—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
25 June 2026
And look how he's fooled everybody.
—
Derek Lawrence,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 June 2026
Don’t be fooled by the size, though.
—
Nicol Natale,
PEOPLE,
24 June 2026
Audiences cannot be fooled and the brands still trying to manufacture what can only be earned…well, à la poubelle.
—
Sam Birchall,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
And look how he's fooled everybody.
—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
24 June 2026
Don’t be fooled; this isn’t your typical museum.
—
Sierra Vandervort,
Travel + Leisure,
20 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fooled
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Ricky Saints tricked the referee into thinking Lil Yachty used the kendo stick on him, and after traveling all the way to Riyadh, Yachty was tossed out just minutes into the match.
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While the war ended years before, the hostility spread from the stands — with skirmishes among supporters — into the field, when Maradona tricked the referee and the world with the World Cup’s most infamous goal, punching the ball into the net with his fist above England’s goalie Peter Shilton.
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As a result, Chicago fans on social media joked the move was a franchise tradition.
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During a May appearance on Late Night with Stephen Colbert, Plaza joked that even going into labor wouldn't keep her from fulfilling her obligation to the host.
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Dana, falling in love with Zorro and out of love with Diego, and being deceived by both, is sublimely affecting.
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In nearly half of all scams, 49% of the victims were also deceived into personally sending money to the scammers.
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“Fooled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fooled. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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