duped 1 of 2

past tense of dupe

duped

2 of 2

adjective

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Recent Examples of duped
Adjective
Healthy males, duped by the wing-flicks, attempt to mate and walk away carrying spores. Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025 But the litigation illustrates growing customer concern about getting duped by QD TV manufacturers. ArsTechnica, 31 Mar. 2025 Most people are so acutely attuned to the threat of feeling duped that even minor scam risks can contaminate their decision-making, both in terms of everyday financial and social decision-making, and also at the level of their core values and deeper goals. Tess Wilkinson-Ryan, TIME, 18 Mar. 2025 You have been duped into turning any text into a catalogue of fleeting images. Alice Gregory, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025 Influencers feel they've been duped because Honey partners with many of them to promote its service. Emily Forlini, PCMAG, 13 Mar. 2025 Nonprofit duped In a third scheme detailed by prosecutors, from September 2018 to June 2021, Elliott defrauded a nonprofit of money that was meant for its legal expenses. Julia Marnin, Sacramento Bee, 11 Mar. 2025 You're being duped by the greatest swindler in the history of the world. William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025 Surprise fees that mysteriously appear at checkout make consumers feel duped with sticker shock. Brian Hess, Boston Herald, 24 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for duped
Verb
  • Cleveland also warned that users may fail to consider emoji strings to be actual passwords, and so could be deceived via phishing campaigns to share emoji passwords.
    Davey Winder, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
  • The states pressing the suits, including California and New Jersey, say the companies deceived consumers about the risks posed by fossil fuels.
    Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • These are monumental achievements, inconceivable in the past, that will allow the state to navigate the swings and roundabouts a deluded Congress imposes on us.
    Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2025
  • Unrestrained publishing brought not liberty but the chaos of unchecked insult, misrepresentation, and the multitude’s deluded and ignorant criticisms.
    Fara Dabhoiwala, Harpers Magazine, 4 June 2025
Verb
  • Also, unlike its many imposters (and there are many similar looking wireless lamps out there, so don’t be fooled), the Poldina comes with a 1-year warranty on the battery and a 2-year warranty for any defects.
    Wilder Davies, Bon Appétit, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Heat star Tyler Herro admitted to being fooled earlier this month, while a post from the account instigated a war of words between Kevin Garnett and Draymond Green.
    Ben Morse, CNN, 27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • In numerous replies and posts, Grok wrote messaged that glorified Adolf Hitler, attached stereotypes to users with Jewish surnames and spread erroneous conspiracy theories about the role of Jewish people in government, commerce and media.
    Jack Dunn, Variety, 10 July 2025
  • Because of erroneous information on the website for the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST), a story published July 6 on Page A1 incorrectly reported that former San Jose police officer George Brown’s police license with the state had been taken off suspension.
    Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 9 July 2025

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“Duped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duped. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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