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
That’s quite a big thing to have on your resume.
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Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
These national figures highlight the tangible effects that immigration policies can have on local communities.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
The third model wears a blouse of the burgundy color with which Coco Chanel lined her bags; the fourth has on a blouse and simple-looking wrap skirt entirely in silk—a look about freedom and motion, with the occasional flash of leg.
—Nathan Heller, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2025
So, too, the hold Catholicism has on him, still (with intermittent lapses).
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 14 Oct. 2025
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Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
These national figures highlight the tangible effects that immigration policies can have on local communities.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
The third model wears a blouse of the burgundy color with which Coco Chanel lined her bags; the fourth has on a blouse and simple-looking wrap skirt entirely in silk—a look about freedom and motion, with the occasional flash of leg.
—Nathan Heller, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2025
So, too, the hold Catholicism has on him, still (with intermittent lapses).
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 14 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for have on
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Hackers often use look-alike domains to trick you into thinking the site is real.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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Hackers are using the messaging app Telegram and fake websites that impersonate brands to trick users into installing the malware, which will masquerade as popular apps, including TikTok, YouTube, and Google Photos.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
10 Oct. 2025
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In the decades that followed, Freeman, who died in 2025, assembled a vast array of literary fakes, collecting books whose content is deceiving in nature.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
13 Oct. 2025
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Experts have warned that such videos may go viral and deceive voters, potentially increasing voter distrust in the media and political system more generally.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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Do not let the dashing green velvet suit, the yellow leather gloves, the silk cravat or the pencil-thin mustache, a tonsorial touch that suggests the matinee idols of yesteryear, fool you.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
14 Oct. 2025
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But don’t be fooled into thinking that’s the norm.—
Jessica Coacci,
Fortune,
14 Oct. 2025
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With its historic charm, artistic flare and coastal beauty, visitors love strolling its timeless streets and taking in the Pacific waterfront ambience.—
Noreen Kompanik,
Boston Herald,
19 Oct. 2025
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Adjoining the space, a generous outdoor terrace invites guests to linger over lunch or a glass of wine while taking in the panorama.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Have on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/have%20on. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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