snooker

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Recent Examples of snooker One adult tried to snooker a puppet out of change, only to be shamed by his girlfriend. Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 16 Oct. 2024 Nike ‘had snookered me’ The culprits, Rentmeester and Dey claim, were the Nike art directors who reneged on a promise to credit him for his work. Bypaolo Confino, Fortune, 17 June 2024 Democrats last year snookered Republicans into passing their $280 billion Chips Act, which includes $39 billion in direct financial aid for chip makers and a 25% investment tax credit. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 28 Feb. 2023 Carrie should have discovered her Wall Street prince had gambling debts or had gotten snookered by a Bernie Madoff-like conman. Robyn Bahr, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019 See All Example Sentences for snooker
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snooker
Verb
  • Now the abductees are required to trick others in turn.
    Christine Ro, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • In the hacking campaigns Proofpoint analyzed, cybercriminals attempted to trick users into downloading and installing Stealerium as an attachment or a web link, luring victims with typical bait like a fake payment or invoice.
    Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Hurricanes explained by Ginger Zee Don't be fooled by the lack of tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Basin.
    Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2025
  • After driving his team to the 1-yard line, Fields fooled the entire Steelers defense on a fourth down, faking a handoff and then high-stepping into the end zone untouched to take a 32-31 lead.
    Mike DeFabo, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Looks can be deceiving, Cali said.
    Bryan Washington, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
  • There is some relief on the way, but do not be deceived.
    Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Pat Kelsey wasn't kidding about wanting the smoke.
    Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 2 Sep. 2025
  • In 2019, Lebanese depositors discovered that their banking system had, in effect, just been kidding about those savings accounts.
    Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025

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“Snooker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snooker. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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