as in sucker
one who is easily deceived or cheated
an explanation of how the swindler was able to escape with all of the dupe's money
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as in copy
something that is made to look exactly like something else
he built a dupe of the original model, which is locked in a vault
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as in to deceive
to cause to believe what is untrue
we were duped into thinking the dummy was a real alien
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Recent Examples of dupe
Mia Sato, The Verge, 19 Dec. 2024
There are a few drugstore dupes that come close, but in my opinion, nothing beats the real thing.
—Boutayna Chokrane, WIRED, 3 Dec. 2024
Susan Saulny, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
But should partners even be trying to dupe each other?
—Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week Uk, theweek, 9 Oct. 2024
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Noun
The public’s shopping options are themselves dupes of something else.
—Mia Sato, The Verge, 19 Dec. 2024
There are a few drugstore dupes that come close, but in my opinion, nothing beats the real thing.
—Boutayna Chokrane, WIRED, 3 Dec. 2024
Verb
Many innocent government workers lost their livelihoods, while others who were eventually exposed as treasonous—including the infamous spy Aldrich Ames—managed to dupe the tests.
—Susan Saulny, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
But should partners even be trying to dupe each other?
—Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week Uk, theweek, 9 Oct. 2024
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And unless my eyes deceive me, the shine is turned up to 11 thanks to shimmer in her middle part.Marci Robin, Allure, 8 Jan. 2025
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These include data poisoning, where training datasets are manipulated to compromise models, and adversarial attacks, which involve subtle input changes to deceive AI systems.Piyush Ranjan, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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Don’t be fooled by its small appearance, though — this beauty can hold up to a week’s worth of clothes.Jasmine Grant, Travel + Leisure, 29 Dec. 2024
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The passenger initially gave deputies a fake name and a 2012 birth date, but they were not fooled by this alibi as the woman appeared older, according to the Sheriff’s Office.Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2024
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Other options include a rooftop deck with staircase, and a wood-burning stove, though tricking it out like this will of course increase the price significantly.Adam Williams, New Atlas, 7 Jan. 2025
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In these campaigns, attackers trick developers into granting permissions to malicious applications, which then insert harmful code into popular extensions.Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Dupe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dupe. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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