dupe

Example Sentences

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Large language models are used to write convincing emails to dupe people out of their money, causing an eight-fold increase in complaints from older Americans as they lost $4.9 billion in online fraud in 2025.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

"If you're buying a single-ingredient product then you're probably going to be okay in using a dupe or something which is quite low cost because there's very little that can go wrong," she says.

From BBC • Dec. 13, 2025

They couldn’t use a dupe or someone of questionable reliability for an operation of this magnitude.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 10, 2025

Finally, they discuss The Cut’s deep dive into the brand Quince and what makes the “one stop dupe shop” so popular.

From Slate • Feb. 22, 2025

The worst thing in the hustler’s world was to be a dupe.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey