as in fooled
to cause to believe what is untrue
you tricked me into thinking my ex wasn't coming to the party tonight
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Recent Examples of tricked
Dan Raby, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
But savvy marketing campaigns and partnerships with major employers have tricked consumers into turning back to payday loans.
—Christopher Greenwood, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
The receiver is not malfunctioning; it has simply been tricked.
—Anna Raymaker, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2026
In 2010, soon after Oren’s failed audition for Million Dollar Listing, a woman named Rebecca Mandel alleges Alon drugged her at a club, then tricked her into coming back to his and Oren’s apartment, where the twins raped her together, according to a lawsuit.
—James D. Walsh, Curbed, 10 Mar. 2026
The scam reportedly tricked Russian drone operators into giving away the location of their Starlink terminals, allowing Ukrainian artillery and drones to target them.
—Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2026
The people staffing the scam centers might have been tricked by a false job ad.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
Even scam aware travelers are getting tricked.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 23 Feb. 2026
Heathcliff has tricked Edgar’s sister, Isabella, into marrying him by pretending to love her.
—Becky Little, Time, 13 Feb. 2026
Verb
From around January to June 2022, the couple tricked unknowing subordinates into adding fake vendors to the company's system, officials said.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
But savvy marketing campaigns and partnerships with major employers have tricked consumers into turning back to payday loans.
—Christopher Greenwood, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
The receiver is not malfunctioning; it has simply been tricked.
—Anna Raymaker, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2026
In 2010, soon after Oren’s failed audition for Million Dollar Listing, a woman named Rebecca Mandel alleges Alon drugged her at a club, then tricked her into coming back to his and Oren’s apartment, where the twins raped her together, according to a lawsuit.
—James D. Walsh, Curbed, 10 Mar. 2026
The scam reportedly tricked Russian drone operators into giving away the location of their Starlink terminals, allowing Ukrainian artillery and drones to target them.
—Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2026
The people staffing the scam centers might have been tricked by a false job ad.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
Even scam aware travelers are getting tricked.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 23 Feb. 2026
Heathcliff has tricked Edgar’s sister, Isabella, into marrying him by pretending to love her.
—Becky Little, Time, 13 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tricked
Verb
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The viral claim has been confirmed as satire by both local law enforcement and independent fact-checkers — but before the truth caught up, the story had already reached countless feeds and fooled plenty of readers along the way.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
17 Mar. 2026
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Tatum then isolated against the Spurs big man, fooled him with an up-fake, finished at the rim and smiled after being shoved to the ground.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
11 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Jürgen’s appeared as wildly deluded as my own.—
Roger Bennett,
Fortune,
2 Mar. 2026
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O’Hara relished playing deluded snobs like this wealthy Manhattanite with artistic ambitions from director Tim Burton’s horror comedy about two dead owners of a country house who want to drive out its new buyers.—
Julie Hinds,
Freep.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Klipsch Austin Portable Bluetooth Speaker Deal Don't be deceived by the small Klipsch Austin portable speaker.—
George Yang,
PC Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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Svetlana Petriychuk wrote the play Finist, the Brave Falcon, based on real events, about Russian women deceived into marrying ISIS fighters and traveling to Syria.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The stalemate stems from Democrats’ insistence on immigration-enforcement reform — particularly, the cruel and often erroneous enforcement that is sending shockwaves of fear throughout immigrant populations and even distressing American-citizen residents of Puerto Rico.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 Mar. 2026
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Dodgers infielder Miguel Rojas addressed an erroneous report from earlier in the week with understanding while also making his feelings clear.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2026
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