as in to trick
to cause to believe what is untrue
you're having me on, aren't you, mate?
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Recent Examples of have on
The area east of the Rockies has on average gained about 2.5 degrees in summer dew point since 1950, the AP analysis of Copernicus data shows.
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Preston Fore, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2025
Hungarian Oak is the third and final release in the series, which is meant to highlight the effects that different types of wood have on maturation.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2025
It’s only been five games, which is too soon to tell how much impact Teodosio will have on the Angels’ run prevention.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 7 Aug. 2025
And being wrong, or holding onto ideas longer than data suggests is prudent, could lead to building expensive instruments that may not add much new knowledge to the world, if they are not engineered to pursue what the universe actually has on offer.
—Sarah Scoles, JSTOR Daily, 31 July 2025
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Preston Fore, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2025
Hungarian Oak is the third and final release in the series, which is meant to highlight the effects that different types of wood have on maturation.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2025
It’s only been five games, which is too soon to tell how much impact Teodosio will have on the Angels’ run prevention.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 7 Aug. 2025
And being wrong, or holding onto ideas longer than data suggests is prudent, could lead to building expensive instruments that may not add much new knowledge to the world, if they are not engineered to pursue what the universe actually has on offer.
—Sarah Scoles, JSTOR Daily, 31 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for have on
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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,
8 Aug. 2025
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Searching for an event, restaurant, or service online reduces the chance of being tricked by a malicious redirect or fraudulent site.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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But appearances can be deceiving because there's a lot of bright side here.—
Shubham Yewale,
PC Magazine,
14 Aug. 2025
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Some Russian media commentators also note how Alaska was once Russian territory, sold by Tsar Alexander II to the United States for a pittance in 1867 Many observers, particularly Russian, are dismissing the meeting as a sign Trump has allowed Putin to once again deceive him.—
Patrick Reevell,
ABC News,
13 Aug. 2025
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But don’t be fooled by the red planet’s Venusian trance.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Wild horses often nap on the sand like beachgoers — but don’t be fooled.—
Evan Moore
August 4,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Aug. 2025
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The company is taking in billions of dollars of orders from webscale, also known as hyperscaler, customers, and big opportunities are ahead from big corporations and sovereign AI — countries expanding their capabilities and infrastructure.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
14 Aug. 2025
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says talks are underway with several countries about taking in Palestinians displaced by the war in Gaza.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Have on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/have%20on. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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