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
What impact will immigration policies have on population and school enrollment numbers?
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Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 May 2025
Then grab an empty container to have on hand when new ones inevitably begin to show up again.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 16 May 2025
This doesn’t even take into account the crippling effect spending has on states, where Medicaid is the largest component of state budgets.
—The Editors, National Review, 15 May 2025
But what that perspective misses is that the main effect guns have on gun violence is to make violence more deadly.
—Jens Ludwig, Time, 15 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for have on
Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 May 2025
Then grab an empty container to have on hand when new ones inevitably begin to show up again.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 16 May 2025
This doesn’t even take into account the crippling effect spending has on states, where Medicaid is the largest component of state budgets.
—The Editors, National Review, 15 May 2025
But what that perspective misses is that the main effect guns have on gun violence is to make violence more deadly.
—Jens Ludwig, Time, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for have on
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Their goal is to trick people into sharing their Medicare or Social Security number.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 May 2025
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Life at the house seems more entertaining, but is that just a foolish fantasy designed to trick us into thinking that there is safe harbor somewhere?—
Hanna Rosin,
The Atlantic,
19 May 2025
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That hasn’t stopped Liverpool using him to distract and deceive opponents when free kicks are won, however.—
Gregg Evans,
New York Times,
8 May 2025
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She was also found guilty of deceiving other officials about the man's identity.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 May 2025
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Don’t let the name fool you: Apple TV+’s new science-fiction series Murderbot isn’t actually about a rampaging robot killing everything in sight, though Alexander Skarsgard’s SecUnit certainly ponders the idea from time to time.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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One common jailbreak involved fooling ChatGPT by asking it to role-play as a different AI—one that had no rules and was allowed to write phishing e-mails.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
7 May 2025
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For comparison, the first receiver taken in the draft, Tetairoa McMillan, had seven drops last season.—
Matt Barrows,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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He was flown by helicopter to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Lewiston before being taken in critical condition to Sacred Heart Medical Center’s intensive care unit in Spokane, according to the U.S. Forest Service.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
21 May 2025
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“Have on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/have%20on. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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