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
Simply put, the law requires state and local agencies to study the effects significant new projects will have on wildlife, noise, air pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, traffic and other factors.
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Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2026
Williams said his biggest concern is the impact the new law will have on Black and brown communities.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
Observed each year on April 26, the day highlights the lasting impact pets can have on a child's emotional growth and development.
—Ronnie Li, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2026
Following The Staircase docuseries and show, Margaret produced a documentary, Subject, which premiered at the 2022 Tribeca Festival and shed light on the impact that documentary filmmaking can have on its subjects.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 26 Apr. 2026
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Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2026
Williams said his biggest concern is the impact the new law will have on Black and brown communities.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
Observed each year on April 26, the day highlights the lasting impact pets can have on a child's emotional growth and development.
—Ronnie Li, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2026
Following The Staircase docuseries and show, Margaret produced a documentary, Subject, which premiered at the 2022 Tribeca Festival and shed light on the impact that documentary filmmaking can have on its subjects.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 26 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for have on
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This method involves tricking an employee or person with elevated access into giving up their password.—
Marybel Rodriguez,
CBS News,
9 May 2026
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In a way, deadheading is used to trick plants into blooming again and again.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
9 May 2026
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The lawsuit alleged that Capital One deceived customers about interest rates related to some of its savings account options, according to court filings on the settlement website.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
3 May 2026
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Her The Wife nods and supports, all knowingly without deceiving the emotional truths of the narrative.—
Chris Feil,
Vulture,
1 May 2026
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After killing Minnesota’s first power play, the Avalanche opened the scoring when defenseman Sam Malinski scored his first career playoff goal, fooling Wallstedt with a rising wrist shot.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
4 May 2026
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Don’t let Will Lee’s nickname fool you.—
Mike Kaye
May 4,
Charlotte Observer,
4 May 2026
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During the Second World War, the Attenboroughs took in two Jewish sisters, who had come to Britain on the Kindertransport—the humanitarian scheme, devised after Kristallnacht, in 1938, for sending Jewish children, unaccompanied, to a safe haven.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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Congress must analyze the available intelligence to determine if the military action taken in Iran was in fact necessary.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
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“Have on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/have%20on. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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