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

The gang even made fake double yellow lines made from stickers to dupe police.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

Thanks to rapid advances in artificial intelligence, the cybercriminals seeking to dupe you into handing over your retirement funds or revealing company secrets are getting smarter and stronger.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

This type of asset is sometimes called a dupe or a useful idiot.

From Slate • Sep. 4, 2025

But it was Heleen she’d wanted to dupe.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo