as in to fool
to cause to believe what is untrue
he went to great lengths to deceive his family about the nature of his new job at the mall
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Recent Examples of deceive
The indictment alleges that Adani and his associates deceived investors by concealing the bribery scheme.
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
For years, the Massachusetts Division of Insurance didn’t fine any company for ghost networks, so the state attorney general’s office began to investigate whether insurers had deceived consumers by publishing inaccurate directories.
—Max Blau, ProPublica, 14 Nov. 2024
For his part, Higginbotham pleaded guilty to conspiracy to deceive U.S. banks about millions of dollars in foreign lobbying funds and was sentenced to three months’ probation.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 27 Nov. 2024
Nearly seven in 10 people were deceived into buying counterfeit products online at least once, according to research from Michigan State University in 2023.
—Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
For years, the Massachusetts Division of Insurance didn’t fine any company for ghost networks, so the state attorney general’s office began to investigate whether insurers had deceived consumers by publishing inaccurate directories.
—Max Blau, ProPublica, 14 Nov. 2024
For his part, Higginbotham pleaded guilty to conspiracy to deceive U.S. banks about millions of dollars in foreign lobbying funds and was sentenced to three months’ probation.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 27 Nov. 2024
Nearly seven in 10 people were deceived into buying counterfeit products online at least once, according to research from Michigan State University in 2023.
—Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
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That rough rollout inspired immediate push-back and criticism from activists, some of which attached traffic cones to the hoods of cars to fool Cruise sensors and immobilize them.Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 11 Dec. 2024
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Don't be fooled into thinking a nice hotel is less likely to have bedbugs.Janet Loehrke, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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This is critical, as 2G networks are far less secure than 3G and especially LTE and 5G. Simple network attack devices, which trick phones into jumping from real networks to local, fraudulent ones, try to make a 2G connection with lower encryption levels.Zak Doffman, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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To trick the German forces into believing that a much larger American force was stationed in various locations, diverting attention away from the real operations and damaging enemy morale.Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 4 Dec. 2024
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And unlike in cases where people have misled law enforcement about their disappearance, police likely won't investigate Kobayashi further, Jeanis said.N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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Consumers should watch out for scams and misleading marketing of ACA health insurance.Stephanie Innes, The Arizona Republic, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Deceive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deceive. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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