as in deceiving
to cause to believe what is untrue
she was sucked in by a scam that was run by a shady outfit selling time-shares
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Recent Examples of sucking in
Julia thinks so too, and presses in, sucking in a breath when Ellen mentions Fairy Hill and how people dance into the nights and wake up a hundred years later.
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Lincee Ray Published, EW.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Lincee Ray Published, EW.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sucking in
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That’s 14 years of dreaming, dissolving, romanticizing, escaping, and sometimes deceiving ourselves.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
19 Oct. 2025
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The New York Republican was sentenced in April after admitting last year to deceiving donors and stealing the identities of 11 people — including his own family members — to make donations to his campaign.—
Philip Marcelo,
Fortune,
17 Oct. 2025
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How to protect yourself from AI phishing scams AI phishing scams rely on tricking people into trusting what looks and sounds real.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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Some have also used the hashtag #homelessman to post their videos, all of which center on the idea of tricking people into believing that there is a stranger inside their home.—
Maura Murphy,
NBC news,
10 Oct. 2025
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From footage of rabbits jumping on trampolines to babies walking from birth, some videos are easy to spot while others are fooling audiences.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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As Rolling Stone has previously reported, bogus images of classic rockers in hospitals or singing at the graves of other rockers have flooded the internet — fooling some fans in the process and provoking laughs in just as many.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
21 Oct. 2025
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The film honors Mary Shelley’s conception of the Monster with an uncommon degree of sensitivity – and notably deploys an array of optical effects to stress the experience of Adam’s second-hand eyes taking in the world for the first time.—
Rory Doherty,
Vulture,
20 Oct. 2025
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Lie flat on your back with your feet facing southeast and look up, taking in as much of the sky as possible.—
Diana Leyva,
Nashville Tennessean,
20 Oct. 2025
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What effect is this having on the WNBA?—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
8 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Among the highlights was Dart taking off in the first quarter, faking out several Eagles defenders, and running to the endzone for a 20-yard touchdown.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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Old Dominion started fast, with quarterback Colton Joseph faking out the Hoosiers defense on the first offensive play of the game and sprinting 75 yards for a touchdown.—
Michael Marot,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Aug. 2025
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Just before Thursday’s taping Pence and Emanual met outside the greenroom, and each greeted each other warmly, quickly asking each other questions about their kids before anything else, while kidding with each other about a long unpaid bet.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
10 Oct. 2025
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Okay, kidding about that last part.—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Sucking in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sucking%20in. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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