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
Danielle Wiley, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
There are a few drugstore dupes that come close, but in my opinion, nothing beats the real thing.
—Simon Hill, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week Uk, theweek, 9 Oct. 2024
McKenzie Sadeghi, NewsGuard's AI and foreign influence editor, told CBS News that sham websites are designed to look like legitimate news sites to dupe readers into believing the information is coming from a reliable and legitimate source.
—Erielle Delzer, CBS News, 6 Sep. 2024
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Noun
Lean Into Hacks And Dupes With rising costs affecting everyone, consumers are increasingly looking for hacks, dupes and budget-friendly finds.
—Danielle Wiley, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
There are a few drugstore dupes that come close, but in my opinion, nothing beats the real thing.
—Simon Hill, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
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But should partners even be trying to dupe each other?
—Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week Uk, theweek, 9 Oct. 2024
McKenzie Sadeghi, NewsGuard's AI and foreign influence editor, told CBS News that sham websites are designed to look like legitimate news sites to dupe readers into believing the information is coming from a reliable and legitimate source.
—Erielle Delzer, CBS News, 6 Sep. 2024
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File-sharing phishing attacks, are an email threat in which a cybercriminal legitimate file-hosting or e-signature solutions to deceive the victim.Davey Winder, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Listen to this article The U.S. Federal Trade Commission began sending payments to players of Fortnite who were deceived into making unwanted in-game purchases.David Matthews, New York Daily News, 10 Dec. 2024
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But, don’t be fooled, Jewels intends to enter the competition with intention and strategy.Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 4 Dec. 2024
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The female macaques were soon caught in traps baited with bananas and sweet potatoes, but Capone (who had a $50 bounty on his head) couldn’t be fooled.Greg Daugherty, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 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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“Dupe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dupe. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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