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verb

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Recent Examples of gull
Noun
The lowered sun was in our eyes, catching at dark patches that might be her, that might be gulls. Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2025 The gull made its pioneering journeys back in May 2018. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 July 2025
Verb
We will not be gulled by the frauds and falsehoods of the Kremlin’s apologists. Lloyd J. Austin Iii, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2024 In reality, Daniels is irresponsibly leading the easily gulled and distracted away from the real problem. John Tamny, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for gull
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gull
Noun
  • Only a sucker would think the curtain close of the Eras Tour marked the end of Swift’s almighty reign in the pop sphere.
    Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The team in green silenced a sea of red and white with a sucker-punch of a goal from a set-play.
    Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Prosecutors told the court the scheme had raised at least $650 million and called it a classic Ponzi structure that fooled even Horwitz’s closest friends.
    Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Don’t let their elegant fancy-restaurant flavors fool you.
    Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The streetcar, the pigeons, the sound of the ambulance.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Scientists tested more than 300 combinations of growth factors, small molecules, and metabolites to develop the cells of Nicobar pigeons, the closest relative to the dodo.
    Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But in addition to his reputation as a womanizer, Casanova was also a con man, a skilled liar who came from a family of actors and who over the course of his life manipulated and tricked countless people to maintain wealth and status.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Malware has evolved to target macOS more aggressively than ever and many attacks now rely on tricking users rather than breaking through security software.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Bystanders in the area helped authorities lift part of the helicopter and get the victim out, who was then loaded into an ambulance, according to Sylvia.
    Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The first arriving engine found one of the victims had been trapped under the helicopter, Sylvia said.
    Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Everton appear locked in a cycle where their starting No 9 flatters to deceive, is left out for the next game, but then the replacement fares little better.
    Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Unfortunately, bank customers aren't always reimbursed when they're hit by some scams, including when they're deceived into making a payment to a con artist, such as in a romance scam.
    Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 2 Oct. 2025

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“Gull.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gull. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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