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dupe
noun as in person who is fooled
verb as in fool someone
Example Sentences
When criminals dupe their victims into sending them money by pretending to be a legitimate company, such as their bank or a tradesperson, or by selling goods that do not exist, this is known as APP fraud.
The founding fathers, John notes, had a special interest in guaranteeing Americans' access to accurate information — and were worried that foreign bad actors would attempt to dupe the public.
“You can have differing opinions on how to run the country,” she said, “but when you’re using your position and knowingly lying in an effort to dupe the American people into voting one way, I just don’t have any respect for that.”
But considering that this was a dupe, I wasn’t really bothered by the lack of decorations.
And somehow dupe the American public into believing something that wasn’t true.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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