as in deceived
to cause to believe what is untrue
we were duped into thinking the dummy was a real alien
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Recent Examples of duped
Miles Taylor, TIME, 3 Oct. 2024
Verb
Just last month, it was reported that the chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee was duped into a Zoom call with a top Ukrainian official who turned out to be a deepfake.
—Miles Taylor, TIME, 3 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for duped
Adjective
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Earlier this morning, abusive and deluded homeless man dressed in white was shouting up and down our street, blowing on trumpet.Jay Martel, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
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The premise is a lot better than the execution, though, despite Harrelson’s ability to bring out the sweetness and decency in a deluded fool who can only communicate with the world through his love of graphic novels.Tim Grierson, Vulture, 14 July 2024
Verb
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Durin the Elder, faced with this dread nightmare, realizes he’s been deceived and takes off the Ring.Erik Kain, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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Honestly describing the role of AI builds trust and prevents the audience from feeling deceived.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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Between the lines: Republicans have argued vigorously that the apostrophe placed in the transcript is erroneous and that Biden was actually criticizing individual Trump voters.Andrew Solender, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
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The billionaire responded to reports that he would not be invited to the U.K.’s investment summit with false claims about the release of prisoners in the country, following a trend of erroneous and inflammatory comments directed at the U.K. in recent months.Chloe Berger, Fortune Europe, 26 Sep. 2024
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Don't be fooled by its glitzy bottle.Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 3 Oct. 2024
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Don't be fooled — Charli xcx and George Daniel haven't walked down the aisle just yet.Hedy Phillips, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Duped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duped. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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