as in fooling
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 tricking
How to protect yourself from AI phishing scams AI phishing scams rely on tricking people into trusting what looks and sounds real.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
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
Wire fraud in real estate involves scammers tricking buyers or sellers into sending money to fraudulent accounts.
—Collyn Wainwright, Nashville Tennessean, 9 Oct. 2025
Alex Vesia is not tricking anybody.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Brood parasites such as cuckoos lay their eggs in other birds’ nests, tricking the hosts into caring for their offspring at the expense of their own.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Give them reasons to keep reading, don’t try tricking them into it.
—Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
Regulators argue Amazon broke competition and consumer protection laws by tricking customers into subscribing to Prime.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2025
Netflix After Jake betrays Vince by tricking him into revealing his whereabouts to Mancuso and his lackey Babbitt (Chris Coy) to protect Vince's daughter Gen (Odessa Young) and get her to safety, Jake rushes to help Vince once again escape a vengeful Mancuso's clutches.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 18 Sep. 2025
Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
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
Wire fraud in real estate involves scammers tricking buyers or sellers into sending money to fraudulent accounts.
—Collyn Wainwright, Nashville Tennessean, 9 Oct. 2025
Alex Vesia is not tricking anybody.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Brood parasites such as cuckoos lay their eggs in other birds’ nests, tricking the hosts into caring for their offspring at the expense of their own.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Give them reasons to keep reading, don’t try tricking them into it.
—Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
Regulators argue Amazon broke competition and consumer protection laws by tricking customers into subscribing to Prime.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2025
Netflix After Jake betrays Vince by tricking him into revealing his whereabouts to Mancuso and his lackey Babbitt (Chris Coy) to protect Vince's daughter Gen (Odessa Young) and get her to safety, Jake rushes to help Vince once again escape a vengeful Mancuso's clutches.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tricking
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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
Verb
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To begin with, looks that are deceiving.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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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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“Tricking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tricking. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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