hoodwinked

past tense of hoodwink

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of hoodwinked Reps for Young and Baez declined to comment, much like reps for Bob Dylan, Phil Collins, Bruce Springsteen, and others who have passed on making statements about AI imagery that’s hoodwinked whatever percentage of their fan bases. David Browne, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025 Slow Horses is a twisty show, but the assumption that Roddy had been hoodwinked by a glamorous woman far out of his league seemed about as safe a bet as possible. Scott Tobias, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025 However, for your sign, money and possessions are where you might be hoodwinked or not realize what’s going on. Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 23 Sep. 2025 Approved by voters hoodwinked by false cost estimates, the project was supposed to be operable by 2020 at a cost of $33 billion. Editorial, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025 Audiences bemused, delighted, hoodwinked theatrically, hoodwinked for real. Anne Carson, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2025 Both lawsuits argue that the news outlets deliberately hoodwinked the public, in violation of state consumer protection laws. New York Times, The Mercury News, 9 Feb. 2025 Many individuals and companies don’t report after they’ve been hoodwinked. Frank Teruel, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hoodwinked
Verb
  • To stop this quarterback, Mizzou can’t get tricked by his illusions.
    Chase Gemes, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Another legend explains how in the distant past, the nefarious Lake Nyos was formed from the decomposing body of a Kom chief whose people had been tricked and murdered by the Bamessi tribe.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Despite being deceived, Stone, who dated Garfield for four years, conceded that the actor's dedication to the secret was honorable.
    Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Oct. 2025
  • According to Chinese sources, one of its electronic warfare (EW) systems has successfully deceived a foreign spy plane over the South China Sea.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Ultimately, the quarterback fooled the Raiders into thinking the team wasn't going to go for it.
    Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and coach Andy Reid showed off a clever trick play on Sunday that fooled more than just the opposing Las Vegas Raiders.
    Jayna Bardahl, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025

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“Hoodwinked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoodwinked. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

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