as in deceived
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 duped
Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
Hong Kong — China’s top spy agency has come out of the shadows to warn that its young people are being duped by foreign forces into shirking hard work and prioritizing their individual emotions at the expense of national development.
—Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 7 May 2026
These impressions aren’t always accurate — and the Bulls certainly have been duped before.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
Because while close followers of Pochettino’s squad know how the land lies — the last eight seems like a fair target to set — casual fans or those new to the sport might be duped into thinking Pulisic and co are primed for glory.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 6 May 2026
We aren’t duped or ensorcelled.
—Mac Barnett, Longreads, 5 May 2026
Paying informants is not a crime, and the government has provided no evidence that the SPLC’s donors were duped about the SPLC’s practice of sending such payments, which is the foundation of the wire-fraud allegation.
—Quinta Jurecic, The Atlantic, 3 May 2026
Dumbfounded, duped and left for dead by an opponent that looked unserious for most of the NBA season, their six-month period of self-reflection began in the same hallway where their rivals celebrated.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 1 May 2026
The drones were allegedly stolen by a delivery driver who duped the company, according to The High Side Substack.
—Adam Sabes , Jennifer Johnson, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Verb
But the victim, realizing he’d been duped, had reached out to police.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
Hong Kong — China’s top spy agency has come out of the shadows to warn that its young people are being duped by foreign forces into shirking hard work and prioritizing their individual emotions at the expense of national development.
—Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 7 May 2026
These impressions aren’t always accurate — and the Bulls certainly have been duped before.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
Because while close followers of Pochettino’s squad know how the land lies — the last eight seems like a fair target to set — casual fans or those new to the sport might be duped into thinking Pulisic and co are primed for glory.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 6 May 2026
We aren’t duped or ensorcelled.
—Mac Barnett, Longreads, 5 May 2026
Paying informants is not a crime, and the government has provided no evidence that the SPLC’s donors were duped about the SPLC’s practice of sending such payments, which is the foundation of the wire-fraud allegation.
—Quinta Jurecic, The Atlantic, 3 May 2026
Dumbfounded, duped and left for dead by an opponent that looked unserious for most of the NBA season, their six-month period of self-reflection began in the same hallway where their rivals celebrated.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 1 May 2026
The drones were allegedly stolen by a delivery driver who duped the company, according to The High Side Substack.
—Adam Sabes , Jennifer Johnson, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for duped
Adjective
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Arsenal’s aesthetically pleasing style was mocked for being too naïve and soft, its fans for being too deluded and entitled.—
Ian Crouch,
New Yorker,
20 May 2026
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In Joe Mantello’s staggering new production of Arthur Miller’s 1949 American tragedy, self-deluded everyman Willy Loman (Lane) gets lost in the funhouse mirror of his life, haunted by the squandered potential of both him and his son, Biff (the revelatory Christopher Abbott).—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
3 May 2026
Verb
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When both technology and human judgment can be deceived at the point of execution, defense must shift upstream into design, process and governance.—
Steve Piper,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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The indictment alleges that the group, which is best known for its work to oppose the Ku Klux Klan, lied to donors about paying confidential informants to infiltrate hate groups and deceived banks about the bank accounts used to make those payments.—
Sarah N. Lynch,
CBS News,
26 May 2026
Verb
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The sample that tricked the most people came from a robot Bram Stoker.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
2 June 2026
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Montreal opened the scoring when Dubois’ shot hit off of Elizabeth Giguere’s stick and tricked Rooney.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 May 2026
Adjective
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That assumption is erroneous—and dangerous.—
David Capablanca,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Technology should be developed to track the same digital paths that erroneous content traveled, correcting the record along the way.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
28 May 2026
Verb
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Don't be fooled in thinking this spiked tea came from New York—this fan-favorite version hails from Tennessee.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
29 May 2026
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So don’t be fooled by temporary price drops that come with endless statements about deals being made.—
Matt Randolph,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2026
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“Duped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duped. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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