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
Growing tulips indoors in pots uses a technique called forcing—tricking the bulb and plant into blooming.
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Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Oct. 2025
How to protect yourself from AI phishing scams AI phishing scams rely on tricking people into trusting what looks and sounds real.
—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
Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Oct. 2025
How to protect yourself from AI phishing scams AI phishing scams rely on tricking people into trusting what looks and sounds real.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tricking
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Anyone who predicted this Titans team to win more than four or five games was fooling themselves, and even those predictions are coming off over-optimistic.—
Nick Suss,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Nov. 2025
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Either Michigan is fooling everyone in college football, or the Wolverines are fooling themselves.—
Austin Meek,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Gordon warned me that this was deceiving.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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Santos was sentenced to prison in April after admitting last year to deceiving donors and stealing the identities of 11 people — including his own family members — to make donations to his campaign.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
31 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Tricking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tricking. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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