as in sucker
one who is easily deceived or cheated
was enough of a gull to fall victim to a pyramid scheme even though he'd been duped before
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as in to fool
to cause to believe what is untrue
we were gulled into believing that if we answered the e-mail, we'd somehow become millionaires, but instead we just got put on a list for junk mail
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Recent Examples of gull
Robert A. Kopack, The Conversation, 17 Jan. 2025
Orange Audubon Society: Michael Brothers, retired director of the Marine Science Center and gull and tern expert, will be the guest speaker.
—Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2025
Rob Reid, Ars Technica, 24 Feb. 2023
The fantasy that the privileged are easily gulled has a powerful lure.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 18 Nov. 2023
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Noun
The area around it is a unique and delicate ecosystem that includes estuaries and coastal grasslands, mud flats and more, where falcons, hawks, ravens, gulls and songbirds live.
—Robert A. Kopack, The Conversation, 17 Jan. 2025
Orange Audubon Society: Michael Brothers, retired director of the Marine Science Center and gull and tern expert, will be the guest speaker.
—Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2025
Verb
People will be gulled into coughing up their life savings, playing unwitting roles in scams, or joining toxic movements.
—Rob Reid, Ars Technica, 24 Feb. 2023
The fantasy that the privileged are easily gulled has a powerful lure.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 18 Nov. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gull
Noun
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Just thinking about the poor suckers who had to guard her in high school makes Fudd pity them.—
Grace Raynor,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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These giant in-lines mimic large prey like suckers and perch.—
Joe Cermele,
Outdoor Life,
26 Mar. 2025
Verb
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But don't let the name fool you, Murderbot isn't actually the frightening story of a dangerous security robot.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Then, as if anyone was fooled, the talk show host pulled off his hat, wig and snap-on nose and lip piercings and Sheeran pulled of his wig to reveal his signature carrot top to shouts of joy.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Grateful for his rescuers, the pigeon decided to stay.—
Allison Moses,
USA TODAY,
20 Mar. 2025
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Trafalgar Square in London has also implemented a ban on feeding pigeons to prevent them from flocking and causing a nuisance, helping to preserve the area’s iconic landmarks and keeping the space cleaner for visitors.—
Rebecca Ann Hughes,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The Big Cat turned the tables on all those trolls for April Fool's Day and tricked plenty of them.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2025
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For example, Russian operatives reportedly tricked Ukrainian troops into giving access to their Signal accounts.—
Frederick Scholl,
The Conversation,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Once identified, the kit dynamically loads a counterfeit login page tailored to that provider, often with the victim’s email address already filled in.—
Alex Vakulov,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Preliminary investigation indicates there was an incident between people in the parking lot just before the victim was shot.—
Noelle Alviz-Gransee,
Kansas City Star,
27 Mar. 2025
Verb
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There is evidence of motivated malicious actors abusing the 'verified account' to deceive users.—
Jon Brodkin,
ArsTechnica,
4 Apr. 2025
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More than a dozen state attorneys general also have sued TikTok, alleging last year that the company deceived users about its child safety tools and deployed harmful features to keep children on the platform longer to maximize profits.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Gull.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gull. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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