as in deceived
to cause to believe what is untrue
humbugged into believing that the bones were the skeleton of a prehistoric human being
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Residents should not be deceived by the unsupported and absurd revenue claims of the Moore administration.—
Torrey Snow,
Baltimore Sun,
11 Mar. 2026 -
So some people got deceived and believed it.—
Chierstin Roth,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2026
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The scam reportedly tricked Russian drone operators into giving away the location of their Starlink terminals, allowing Ukrainian artillery and drones to target them.—
Simon Shuster,
The Atlantic,
27 Feb. 2026
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The people staffing the scam centers might have been tricked by a false job ad.—
Susan Tompor,
USA Today,
24 Feb. 2026
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Tatum then isolated against the Spurs big man, fooled him with an up-fake, finished at the rim and smiled after being shoved to the ground.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
11 Mar. 2026
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This time, most Americans haven’t been fooled, and that gives me hope.—
Tom Zirpoli,
Baltimore Sun,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Humbugged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humbugged. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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