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Recent Examples of gullible Meanwhile, artificial intelligence makes political deepfakes ever more sophisticated and capable of fooling gullible voters into believing their lies. Dan Walters, Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2025 The team defines a goofy as someone gullible, easily influenced, a follower. Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025 After last week’s tragic shooting in New York that left four people dead, the same ridiculous fiction is being sold to a gullible public that was trotted out after Sandy Hook, Las Vegas, Parkland, Buffalo and all the others: Guns don’t kill people, people kill people. Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2025 The same ridiculous fiction is being sold to a gullible public that was trotted out after Sandy Hook, Las Vegas, Parkland, Buffalo and all the others: Guns don’t kill people, people kill people. New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 30 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for gullible
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naive
Adjective
  • The Guerida line nodding to private estate La Querida and its white façades, emerald green lawns and ocean views offered a more naïve take on the colored theme by mean of hearts and floral motifs juxtaposed in a ring, bracelet and pendant earrings.
    Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Even when their views are naive or ill-considered, protesters are among the minority of people willing to take risks and devote time and energy to the pursuit of a better world.
    Christopher L. Eisgruber, Time, 9 Oct. 2025

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“Gullible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gullible. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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