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tricked

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verb

past tense of trick

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Recent Examples of tricked
Verb
In the past couple of years, deepfakes have already tricked large firms like Arup into wiring $25 million to scammers. Allyson Kapin, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 In September 2025, a judge dismissed the lawsuit, noting that consumers could still enjoy the treats even if they felt tricked by the wrappers. Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026 Giovannoni showed that the free, open-source tool successfully tricked scammers into giving away their own private personal information, such as phone numbers, addresses, and even bank account details. Kim Key, PC Magazine, 8 Aug. 2026 Wilson didn’t arrive at her position because Republicans tricked her into it. Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026 Scammers claiming to belong to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard have also tricked shipping firms into sending hefty payments to their cryptocurrency wallets in exchange for safe passage. The Week Us, TheWeek, 27 July 2026 The hackers created a Gmail account and internet domain impersonating the photographer and tricked the technician into sending Grande’s materials to them, the singer claims. Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 27 July 2026 While the war ended years before, the hostility spread from the stands — with skirmishes among supporters — into the field, when Maradona tricked the referee and the world with the World Cup’s most infamous goal, punching the ball into the net with his fist above England’s goalie Peter Shilton. Gabriel Sama, Mercury News, 21 June 2026 The sample that tricked the most people came from a robot Bram Stoker. Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 2 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tricked
Adjective
  • Someone who has postpartum psychosis has lost touch with reality; in rare cases, women harm their children in a deluded effort to protect them.
    Ayana Lage, Vogue, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Are they deluded into thinking that the complainers are just a squeaky wheel minority and the majority of fans are happy with it?
    Jeremy Rutherford, New York Times, 13 July 2026
Verb
  • No case illustrates the ease with which they are fooled like the confirmation of Todd Blanche as attorney general.
    David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Ultimately, Marissa is a devoted mom who had nothing to do with her son’s disappearance and who was fooled by her own husband.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • For example, antiquarian scholars introduced the erroneous notion that druids built stone circles—most notably Stonehenge—for their ceremonies, an idea that became embedded in the popular imagination during the 18th century.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The erroneous reports prompted Katsina United to release another statement confirming Ozor’s death.
    Adam England, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Now some say the operation has left them feeling deceived and questioning whether the White House considered their safety.
    Scott Nover, Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2026
  • White House pool reporters deceived Advertisement McDonald pushed back on the idea that Air Force One and the people still aboard it, including journalists, were left exposed.
    Philip Wang, Time, 11 Aug. 2026

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“Tricked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tricked. Accessed 22 Aug. 2026.

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