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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hornswoggle
Verb
  • That hasn’t stopped Liverpool using him to distract and deceive opponents when free kicks are won, however.
    Gregg Evans, New York Times, 8 May 2025
  • She was also found guilty of deceiving other officials about the man's identity.
    Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025
Verb
  • The latest attacks follow recent patterns, mimicking Google’s own support to trick users into giving up credentials.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
  • Elsewhere in the film, the Irish vampire Remmick, pursued by Choctaw vampire hunters, tricks his way into the protection of a pair of Klan members living near Clarksdale and turns them into creatures of the night.
    Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 2 May 2025
Verb
  • Don’t be fooled by the context of what is said: the basis for the drama is jealousy and control.
    Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 1 May 2025
  • Rather than get stuck in or fooled by the appearance of things, this principle reminded us to sense their energetic underpinnings, such as clarity and intention.
    Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
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“Hornswoggle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hornswoggle. Accessed 15 May. 2025.

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