as in fooled
to cause to believe what is untrue
you tricked me into thinking my ex wasn't coming to the party tonight
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Recent Examples of tricked
Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
Many of the women who spoke Monday addressed that claim directly, saying they were tricked and coerced from the start and that the deceit went far beyond one lie about where the video would be distributed.
—Alex Riggins, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025
How the Security Breach Happened The breach started with a phishing email that tricked the developer into giving up account access.
—Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Many of the women who spoke Monday addressed that claim directly, saying they were tricked and coerced from the start and that the deceit went far beyond one lie about where the video would be distributed.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2025
According to Noguera, Naso tricked Lambson by posing as a photographer for the Oakland A's, arranging to meet her at Fisherman's Wharf before driving her to Mount Tam, where her body was later discovered.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Malvolio, tricked by a fake letter written by Maria, takes class mobility seriously.
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
Zambada said in his letter that he was tricked, kidnapped, and handed over to US authorities by Guzmán López—an account the latter denied through his legal team, which has also rejected the idea that El Chapo’s son voluntarily surrendered.
—Rocío Muñoz-Ledo, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2025
Blondie only needs one post to align her Instagram grid, but we’ve been tricked before.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2025
Adjective
An Arizona inmate tricked court officials into releasing him more than two decades early by filing fake orders allegedly dismissing his charges.
—Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
Many of the women who spoke Monday addressed that claim directly, saying they were tricked and coerced from the start and that the deceit went far beyond one lie about where the video would be distributed.
—Alex Riggins, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025
How the Security Breach Happened The breach started with a phishing email that tricked the developer into giving up account access.
—Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Many of the women who spoke Monday addressed that claim directly, saying they were tricked and coerced from the start and that the deceit went far beyond one lie about where the video would be distributed.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2025
According to Noguera, Naso tricked Lambson by posing as a photographer for the Oakland A's, arranging to meet her at Fisherman's Wharf before driving her to Mount Tam, where her body was later discovered.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Malvolio, tricked by a fake letter written by Maria, takes class mobility seriously.
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
Zambada said in his letter that he was tricked, kidnapped, and handed over to US authorities by Guzmán López—an account the latter denied through his legal team, which has also rejected the idea that El Chapo’s son voluntarily surrendered.
—Rocío Muñoz-Ledo, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2025
Blondie only needs one post to align her Instagram grid, but we’ve been tricked before.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tricked
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After driving his team to the 1-yard line, Fields fooled the entire Steelers defense on a fourth down, faking a handoff and then high-stepping into the end zone untouched to take a 32-31 lead.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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And don’t be fooled by their small size — these dishes hold a surprising amount of food.—
Mark Marino,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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There is some relief on the way, but do not be deceived.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Sep. 2025
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Boeing previously admitted that two of its 737 MAX flight technical pilots deceived the Federal Aviation Administration’s aircraft evaluation group about an aircraft part known as MCAS that affected the flight control system of the Boeing 737 MAX.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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My homies then were deluded, too.—
Manuel Muñoz,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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Bob had to be valiant, dictatorial, curious, ever listening, wily, playful, deluded, strategic, flirtatious, fallible, political, and willing to protect and persevere against all doubters, critics, compass navigators, naysayers well intentioned or not.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
19 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Lauber ruled that discounted cash flow valuation of land is erroneous as a matter of law.—
Peter J Reilly,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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One subject of a Raffi Khatchadourian piece complained that multiple details about his life were made up and demanded to know what idiot had given Khatchadourian the erroneous details.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
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“Tricked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tricked. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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