as in deceives
to cause to believe what is untrue
we were misguided by the flashy advertisements for what turned out to be pretty lousy pizza
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The complaint also claims that the image deceives customers into thinking Lipa has endorsed the product and dilutes her brand identity.—
Mary Cunningham,
CBS News,
11 May 2026 -
The fragmentary Ni 12501 tablet from the Early Dynastic III period of Mesopotamia breaks off when Fox deceives the inhabitants of the netherworld in his quest to retrieve the storm god Ishkur.—
Rafil Kroll-Zaidi,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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Runway, Pika, and a dozen others can produce footage that fools the eye on first watch.—
Sandy Carter,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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What fools these non-OpenAI mortals must be.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
15 Feb. 2026
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Removing fading flowers and their seed pods tricks the plant to redirect its energy from producing seeds to producing more scapes and flower buds, as well as putting energy into root development and storing energy for the next growing season.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
3 June 2026
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Well, at least Cindy's been fighting the good fight, which Brenda tricks her into waging alone every time.—
Entertainment Weekly,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 June 2026
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These are attacks in which a bad actor misleads an AI model by injecting malicious instructions into a conversation, such as a PDF or website code designed to extract valuable company data.—
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
6 June 2026
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Trademark law asks whether the use misleads consumers about whether a company or person has produced or endorsed something.—
Daryl Lim,
Fortune,
30 May 2026
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“Misguides.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misguides. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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