as in deceived
to cause to believe what is untrue
you're having me on, aren't you, mate?
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Recent Examples of had on
The researchers used a mouse model to simulate an adverse gestational environment, specifically maternal immune activation, which mimicked infection or inflammation during pregnancy, and examined what effect that had on the cells in the vDG.
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New Atlas, 11 Sep. 2025
During a June 2019 interview with The Guardian, Phoebe opened up about the negative impact the success of Fleabag had on her family.
—Ariana Quihuiz, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Outside of playing six and a half games without Tua Tagovailoa last season, the challenges Miami had on the offensive line in 2024 weighed that team down like an anchor.
—Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2025
The documentary will show the impact making such raw and honest television had on the young actors who brought Degrassi to life.
—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Lattimore turns 30 next spring, with significantly more injuries on his ledger than McLaurin had on his.
—David Aldridge, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
Among Gen Xers, 37 percent of homebuyers and 68 percent of renters struggle to afford their regular housing payments—high figures which show how this generation is still suffering from the impact that the 2008 financial crisis had on their homebuying ambitions.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
The Congo itself was surely next, so the United States encouraged Sengier to send over what Union Minière had on hand.
—Big Think, 26 Aug. 2025
Below, Apa opens up about playing a version of himself in The Map That Leads to You, his favorite part about traveling all over Europe for the movie, the impact Riverdale had on his career, fatherhood and his dream movie role.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2025
New Atlas, 11 Sep. 2025
During a June 2019 interview with The Guardian, Phoebe opened up about the negative impact the success of Fleabag had on her family.
—Ariana Quihuiz, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Outside of playing six and a half games without Tua Tagovailoa last season, the challenges Miami had on the offensive line in 2024 weighed that team down like an anchor.
—Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2025
The documentary will show the impact making such raw and honest television had on the young actors who brought Degrassi to life.
—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Lattimore turns 30 next spring, with significantly more injuries on his ledger than McLaurin had on his.
—David Aldridge, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
Among Gen Xers, 37 percent of homebuyers and 68 percent of renters struggle to afford their regular housing payments—high figures which show how this generation is still suffering from the impact that the 2008 financial crisis had on their homebuying ambitions.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
The Congo itself was surely next, so the United States encouraged Sengier to send over what Union Minière had on hand.
—Big Think, 26 Aug. 2025
Below, Apa opens up about playing a version of himself in The Map That Leads to You, his favorite part about traveling all over Europe for the movie, the impact Riverdale had on his career, fatherhood and his dream movie role.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for had on
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Soto and her twins say both families were deceived – their family in Chile and their adoptive parents in Italy who didn’t know the girls had been taken away from their biological mother without her consent.—
Rafael Romo,
CNN Money,
16 Sep. 2025
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The band’s attorneys said that consumers could be easily deceived by the products allegedly sold on the marketplace, which could, in turn, cause reputational damage for Twenty One Pilots and its legitimate products.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
12 Sep. 2025
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An Arizona inmate tricked court officials into releasing him more than two decades early by filing fake orders allegedly dismissing his charges.—
Suzanne Nuyen,
NPR,
10 Sep. 2025
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Many of the women who spoke Monday addressed that claim directly, saying they were tricked and coerced from the start and that the deceit went far beyond one lie about where the video would be distributed.—
Alex Riggins,
Mercury News,
9 Sep. 2025
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Hurricanes explained by Ginger Zee Don't be fooled by the lack of tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Basin.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
10 Sep. 2025
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After driving his team to the 1-yard line, Fields fooled the entire Steelers defense on a fourth down, faking a handoff and then high-stepping into the end zone untouched to take a 32-31 lead.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Had on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/had%20on. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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