as in to deceive
to cause to believe what is untrue
Tom Sawyer famously hoodwinked the other boys into thinking there was nothing more enjoyable than whitewashing a fence
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Recent Examples of hoodwink
Indiana completely hoodwinked the Thunder in Game 1 with a fourth-quarter comeback and a last-second shot created out of advantageous disorganization.
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 18 June 2025
New Yorkers still take pride in not being easily hoodwinked.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025
Read: How the CIA hoodwinked Hollywood Washington left his most significant intelligence legacy as the nation’s first president.
—James Santel, The Atlantic, 8 May 2025
For moviegoers hoping to get hoodwinked, the wait is over.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 1 May 2025
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 18 June 2025
New Yorkers still take pride in not being easily hoodwinked.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025
Read: How the CIA hoodwinked Hollywood Washington left his most significant intelligence legacy as the nation’s first president.
—James Santel, The Atlantic, 8 May 2025
For moviegoers hoping to get hoodwinked, the wait is over.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 1 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for hoodwink
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hoodwink
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This requires honesty, particularly self-honesty, as leaders can deceive themselves with what seems like progress.—
Dmitry Malin,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The band’s attorneys said that consumers could be easily deceived by the products allegedly sold on the marketplace, which could, in turn, cause reputational damage for Twenty One Pilots and its legitimate products.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
12 Sep. 2025
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Your press release isn’t fooling anyone.—
Roberta Matuson,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Replacing Nina with a woman who has the same initials as her is not going to fool us!—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
12 Sep. 2025
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Still, Genians suspects the Kimsuky group was able to develop a workaround, also known as jailbreak, to trick ChatGPT into creating the IDs.—
Senior Reporter,
PC Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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But in reality, deepfakes are getting better and the threat industry has many years of experience in honing lures to trick people, playing on emotions and overcoming natural suspicions and objections.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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