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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Verb
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Also, unlike its many imposters (and there are many similar looking wireless lamps out there, so don’t be fooled), the Poldina comes with a 1-year warranty on the battery and a 2-year warranty for any defects.—
Wilder Davies,
Bon Appétit,
27 Feb. 2025 -
Heat star Tyler Herro admitted to being fooled earlier this month, while a post from the account instigated a war of words between Kevin Garnett and Draymond Green.—
Ben Morse,
CNN,
27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Who else can possibly prevent Ethan’s nemesis, Gabriel (Esai Morales), in his deluded attempts to master that diabolical gizmo?—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
14 May 2025
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Yuri sure could use a friend since she’s surrounded by lost boys who take their advice from her deluded father (Willem Dafoe), ready to stomp out the ochis forever.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
1 May 2025
Verb
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Cleveland also warned that users may fail to consider emoji strings to be actual passwords, and so could be deceived via phishing campaigns to share emoji passwords.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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The states pressing the suits, including California and New Jersey, say the companies deceived consumers about the risks posed by fossil fuels.—
Bloomberg,
The Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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But at these later stages, none of the remaining instances were in an erroneous state.—
John Timmer,
ArsTechnica,
6 June 2025
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Meta said that its new policies had helped reduce erroneous content removals in the US by half without broadly exposing users to more offensive content than before the changes.—
Paresh Dave,
Wired News,
29 May 2025
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“Tricked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tricked. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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