as in sucker
one who is easily deceived or cheated
was enough of a gull to fall victim to a pyramid scheme even though he'd been duped before
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as in to fool
to cause to believe what is untrue
we were gulled into believing that if we answered the e-mail, we'd somehow become millionaires, but instead we just got put on a list for junk mail
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Recent Examples of gull
Caroline Haskins, WIRED, 7 Oct. 2024
Tippi Hedren stars in this masterpiece of the Nature Run Amok subgenre, playing a socialite whose romance with a criminal defense lawyer (Rod Taylor) is rudely interrupted by a gaggle of gulls (not to mention a murder of crows) who collectively decide to turn on humanity all at once.
—Katie Rife, EW.com, 18 Oct. 2024
Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 18 Nov. 2023
Scarcely a week into the tenure of House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), and his view of American voters and the press as dimwits to be gulled is becoming clearer with every day.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2023
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Noun
There were gulls and a parasitic jaeger—which Wherley doesn’t remember being sighted in the area before.
—Caroline Haskins, WIRED, 7 Oct. 2024
Tippi Hedren stars in this masterpiece of the Nature Run Amok subgenre, playing a socialite whose romance with a criminal defense lawyer (Rod Taylor) is rudely interrupted by a gaggle of gulls (not to mention a murder of crows) who collectively decide to turn on humanity all at once.
—Katie Rife, EW.com, 18 Oct. 2024
Verb
The fantasy that the privileged are easily gulled has a powerful lure.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 18 Nov. 2023
Scarcely a week into the tenure of House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), and his view of American voters and the press as dimwits to be gulled is becoming clearer with every day.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gull
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But soon a handful of ghost visitors — including Carol Kane and David Johansen — scare this sucker straight.EW.com, EW.com, 30 Nov. 2024
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So, don't be a financial sucker come 2025, and grab these deals from Allure editor-favorite brands—NuFace and Shark are just the beginning—while their prices are still low.Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 29 Nov. 2024
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That rough rollout inspired immediate push-back and criticism from activists, some of which attached traffic cones to the hoods of cars to fool Cruise sensors and immobilize them.Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 11 Dec. 2024
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Don't be fooled into thinking a nice hotel is less likely to have bedbugs.Janet Loehrke, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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To say nothing of the years of sketches and jokes about rats, pigeons, and lanternflies.David LaChapelle, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2024
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Each of those was amazing in its own right, but the Clos Sainte Hune 1967, served alongside pigeon topped with foie gras and truffles, was the shining star of the flight and the night.Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 25 Nov. 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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All these factors add up to create a particularly toxic mix for both victims of abuse and their abusers.Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 16 Dec. 2024
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Pope Francis offered prayers for the victims while visiting the French Mediterranean island of Corsica on Sunday.Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 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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“Gull.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gull. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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