trick into
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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Many of the performers are complaining that they were tricked into performing.
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Alexandra Petri, The Atlantic, 3 June 2026
Can it be tricked into bypassing a safety guardrail?
—Joan Vendrell, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
More recently, TikTok creators have brought the handy trick into the mainstream.
—Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 8 May 2026
And research illustrates that agents can be easily tricked into bad behavior, such as overcorrecting when told not to do something, being persuaded by human appeals to urgency and simple manipulation tricks.
—Nigel Melville, The Conversation, 6 May 2026
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Alexandra Petri, The Atlantic, 3 June 2026
Can it be tricked into bypassing a safety guardrail?
—Joan Vendrell, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
More recently, TikTok creators have brought the handy trick into the mainstream.
—Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 8 May 2026
And research illustrates that agents can be easily tricked into bad behavior, such as overcorrecting when told not to do something, being persuaded by human appeals to urgency and simple manipulation tricks.
—Nigel Melville, The Conversation, 6 May 2026
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“Trick into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trick%20into. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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