hornswoggled

past tense of hornswoggle

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hornswoggled
Verb
  • Advertisement Despite the effort, the hijackers realized that they had been tricked.
    Kayti Burt, Time, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Another older model that’s still available on ChatGPT and is still preferred by some users, o4-mini, was tricked even more frequently, 93% of the time.
    Jasmine Cui, NBC news, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • While vacationing in Switzerland during Zurich Fashion Week, they were interviewed and completely deceived the interviewer throughout the conversation.
    Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • And though in public, the royal family remains upbeat, people who have been following the monarchy for a while aren’t fooled.
    Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Viewer Reactions The TikTok video reached over 874,100 views, 171,200 likes and 657 comments as of Monday, with people cracking up in the comment section, claiming they too had been fooled for a moment.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
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“Hornswoggled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hornswoggled. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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