as in tricking
to cause to believe what is untrue
you're having me on, aren't you, mate?
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Recent Examples of having on
So what impact are tariffs having on small businesses, and how are larger retailers able to skirt their impact?
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Shawn Baldwin, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2025
What effect is this having on the WNBA?
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2025
Shawn Baldwin, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2025
What effect is this having on the WNBA?
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for having on
Verb
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The peach-plum gradient gown is the creation of Dutch fashion designer Iris van Herpen, whose high-fantasy sculptural gowns emphasize movement and eye-tricking form, often to gravity-defying effect.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
5 Mar. 2026
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Or, in other words, tricking them by holding up a sign.—
Adam Ismail,
The Drive,
26 Feb. 2026
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Defamation, which refers to a false statement of fact that is reputationally damaging, and false light, which is a technically true statement but is presented in a highly deceiving fashion, are other possible legal actions.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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Looks, too, can be deceiving for those not on the grounds.—
Douglas Robson,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Indeed, depth would only get in the way of the plot, which is primarily concerned with fooling you and fooling you again.—
Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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Watching Bedard break ankles on a nightly basis like Allen Iverson on skates, attempting one-man rushes most players couldn’t even fathom, fooling elite goaltenders with his patented drag-and-drive release, is exhilarating.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
Verb
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However, while there may be no blood sucking in this particular novel, that doesn’t mean that the adaptation doesn’t have Rice’s trademark sensuality.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them.,
12 Nov. 2025
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Julia thinks so too, and presses in, sucking in a breath when Ellen mentions Fairy Hill and how people dance into the nights and wake up a hundred years later.—
Lincee Ray Published,
EW.com,
22 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Archie would cruise around in a golf cart, taking in the camp.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
6 Mar. 2026
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But Kang, and the rest of the critics at The New Yorker, have been busy taking in new releases, chronicling the surprising hits and the absolute misses.—
Caroline Mimbs Nyce,
New Yorker,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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In the 80th minute, Denkey received an assist from Ender Echenique, faking out goalkeeper Lucas Hoyos before finishing with his left foot between a pair of defenders.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Feb. 2026
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Among the highlights was Dart taking off in the first quarter, faking out several Eagles defenders, and running to the endzone for a 20-yard touchdown.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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There are also cool maps on the local prevalence of certain health conditions, from arthritis and asthma to cancer and high cholesterol to diabetes and depression to — not kidding here — where people have lost all their teeth.—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
11 Feb. 2026
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Literally toxic lesbians — kidding.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
1 Dec. 2025
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“Having on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/having%20on. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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