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verb

past tense of trick

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of tricked
Verb
Because you can get tricked very quickly into thinking that acting is all about me. David Katz, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026 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 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
  • Earlier in the game, he was fooled on a flea-flicker, and his pass-interference penalty set up the Patriots’ lone touchdown.
    Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Don’t be fooled by the film’s advertising, which features an image of Neeson’s scowling visage dwarfing Levi aiming an automatic weapon.
    Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • If operations are fragmented, AI simply helps to produce inconsistent and erroneous work faster.
    Farzana Abdulhusein, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The lawsuit alleges that South Dakota’s rollout of the proof-of-citizenship requirement has disqualified eligible voters over erroneous minutiae and failed to offer them a realistic shot at fixing problems with their registration application.
    John Hult, States Newsroom, 28 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Furious at having been deceived her whole life, Kylie hops on the next plane to the Owens’ ancestral home in England with the intent of breaking the curse once and for all.
    Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
  • 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

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“Tricked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tricked. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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