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
Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 30 Dec. 2024
The Power of Reframing Luxury purists might well roll their eyes at the idea of a $78 Walmart Birkin dupe—or any piece inspired by a storied French fashion house.
—Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes, 30 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
While some fear its status symbol quality being cut off at the knees, others are heralding the Walmart dupe as an equalizer: giving working people the chance to sport a similar style or, alternatively, proving the design wasn't anything special in the first place.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 30 Dec. 2024
The Power of Reframing Luxury purists might well roll their eyes at the idea of a $78 Walmart Birkin dupe—or any piece inspired by a storied French fashion house.
—Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes, 30 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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dupe
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Minor leaguers and players trying to make the club out of spring can put up gaudy (deceiving) numbers against dubious competition.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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The viewer may feel deceived for a moment, but most people know that trash talk is par for the course among sports fandoms.—
Emily Forlini,
PCMAG,
10 Feb. 2025
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Don’t be fooled by its cheery name: Happy Face looks haunting.—
Claire Franken,
TVLine,
27 Jan. 2025
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In other words, an attacker would need to fool all or nearly all nodes to remain hidden—which quickly becomes infeasible as more light nodes join.—
Ayush Gupta,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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Hackers also insert malware-laden files into chat threads, tricking users into downloading DLL files that enable system takeover.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
10 Feb. 2025
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In February 2024, a woman who was tricked by a computer support scheme that mimicked Microsoft customer support, transferred around $550,000 to the suspects in two wire transfers.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
8 Feb. 2025
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“Dupe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dupe. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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