trick into
phrasal verb
tricked into; tricking into; tricks into
: to use a trick to make (someone or something) do (something)
He was tricked into buying the car.
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But banks said all claims do not involve actual fraud or end up being a case where banks are required under law to reimburse a customer using a payment app, such as if they were tricked into paying $500 or $1,000 as part of an online puppy-for-sale scam.
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Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 20 Dec. 2024
The false pronouncements can take on a life of their own as they’re repeated by marketers looking to peddle post-quantum cryptography snake oil and journalists tricked into thinking the findings are real.
—Ars Technica, 30 Oct. 2024
In court documents filed in Manhattan Supreme Court on Thursday, February 13, Weinstein claimed that he was tricked into getting a hefty loan that benefited his brother and others, who utilized the money but left Harvey with the full debt.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 15 Feb. 2025
While used sparingly, Florida’s migrant relocation program has been the subject of lawsuits and criminal inquiries after migrants said they were tricked into taking charter flights with false promises of jobs and other aid.
—Ana Ceballos, Miami Herald, 12 Feb. 2025
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Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 20 Dec. 2024
The false pronouncements can take on a life of their own as they’re repeated by marketers looking to peddle post-quantum cryptography snake oil and journalists tricked into thinking the findings are real.
—Ars Technica, 30 Oct. 2024
In court documents filed in Manhattan Supreme Court on Thursday, February 13, Weinstein claimed that he was tricked into getting a hefty loan that benefited his brother and others, who utilized the money but left Harvey with the full debt.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 15 Feb. 2025
While used sparingly, Florida’s migrant relocation program has been the subject of lawsuits and criminal inquiries after migrants said they were tricked into taking charter flights with false promises of jobs and other aid.
—Ana Ceballos, Miami Herald, 12 Feb. 2025
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“Trick into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trick%20into. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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