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
Jamie Allison Sanders, People.com, 5 July 2025
Lululemon is joining many of your older coworkers in being tired of hearing about your dupe haul.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 2 July 2025
Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 15 May 2025
TikTok, one particularly problematic Chinese export, is mental fentanyl designed to addict the Western masses and dupe them into poisonous ideologies—and Communist Party spyware, to boot.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Thankfully, this one with a straight point collar, barrel cuffs, and a shirttail hem is a near-perfect dupe.
—Jamie Allison Sanders, People.com, 5 July 2025
Lululemon is joining many of your older coworkers in being tired of hearing about your dupe haul.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 2 July 2025
Verb
Such technology can be used to generate text, images, audio and video to dupe potential victims into sending money, falling prey to sextortion and more.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 15 May 2025
TikTok, one particularly problematic Chinese export, is mental fentanyl designed to addict the Western masses and dupe them into poisonous ideologies—and Communist Party spyware, to boot.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
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Verb
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But appearances can be deceiving because there's a lot of bright side here.—
Shubham Yewale,
PC Magazine,
14 Aug. 2025
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Some Russian media commentators also note how Alaska was once Russian territory, sold by Tsar Alexander II to the United States for a pittance in 1867 Many observers, particularly Russian, are dismissing the meeting as a sign Trump has allowed Putin to once again deceive him.—
Patrick Reevell,
ABC News,
13 Aug. 2025
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But don’t be fooled by the red planet’s Venusian trance.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Wild horses often nap on the sand like beachgoers — but don’t be fooled.—
Evan Moore
August 4,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Aug. 2025
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The church hosts sure love tricking us into eating raw broccoli by serving it up in this creamy pasta salad.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
8 Aug. 2025
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Searching for an event, restaurant, or service online reduces the chance of being tricked by a malicious redirect or fraudulent site.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Dupe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dupe. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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