as in deceiving
to cause to believe what is untrue
had been misinformed about the purpose of the meeting and walked in on what was a surprise birthday party
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But O’Malley writes that this is deceiving.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
9 June 2026 -
Stop deceiving yourself into the comfort that learning AI skills and tools alone will save you.—
Rachel Wells,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2026
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North Korea has supplied troops to Russia which has also been accused of tricking citizens of other countries such as India to fight.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Nov. 2025
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Candidates are looking to cut through the noise by tricking AI filters, while recruiters are drowning in a flood of applications, and companies are posting ghost jobs.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
18 Nov. 2025
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This feels like a hesi-pull in a game of basketball, fooling your opponent into thinking the offensive player is driving to the hoop.—
Kenneth Okeke,
Hartford Courant,
8 May 2026
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After killing Minnesota’s first power play, the Avalanche opened the scoring when defenseman Sam Malinski scored his first career playoff goal, fooling Wallstedt with a rising wrist shot.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
4 May 2026
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Two months after the festival collapsed, McFarland was charged with federal wire fraud for misleading investors about Fyre Festival’s finances.—
Serena Turner,
Vanity Fair,
15 June 2026
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So British officials spread the story that their pilots were eating large amounts of carrots to explain their sharp night vision, misleading the enemy into thinking diet, not technology, was behind the success.—
Samantha Agate,
Charlotte Observer,
15 June 2026
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“Misinforming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misinforming. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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