as in credulous
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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 gulled
Stephen Mihm, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2026
Verb
To counter this, Laird publicized a number of tests that demonstrated how managers could be easily gulled by the inflated self-assessments of job applicants, or simply react in subjective, unpredictable ways.
—Stephen Mihm, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gulled
Adjective
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That act of imagination—that force of creative will, directed upon one’s own inner vision—is far more interesting to me than either a purely functionalist understanding of flight or a purely credulous one.—
Chandler Fritz,
The New York Review of Books,
21 Mar. 2026
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The dissenting conservatives—Justices Brett Kavanaugh, Clarence Thomas, and Samuel Alito—who were sympathetic to major questions in its prior applications are more credulous this time.—
Idrees Kahloon,
The Atlantic,
20 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Klipsch Austin Portable Bluetooth Speaker Deal Don't be deceived by the small Klipsch Austin portable speaker.—
George Yang,
PC Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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Svetlana Petriychuk wrote the play Finist, the Brave Falcon, based on real events, about Russian women deceived into marrying ISIS fighters and traveling to Syria.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The show's plot involves a corrupt mayor, gullible townspeople and a kindhearted Bigfoot who longs for community.—
Reena Advani,
NPR,
16 Feb. 2026
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The result is that the current generation of LLMs is far more gullible than people.—
Bruce Schneier,
IEEE Spectrum,
21 Jan. 2026
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After being tricked by Scarpia, Cavaradossi is hanged for treason.—
Courtney Lewis,
Florida Times-Union,
28 Mar. 2026
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Ever since the first caveman tricked his neighbor into trading a pile of rocks for some tasty mastodon steaks, con men have been persuading others to act against their own interests.—
Neil J. Rubenking,
PC Magazine,
27 Mar. 2026
Verb
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He's seen every episode, don't be fooled.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
24 Mar. 2026
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He’s seen every episode, don’t be fooled.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
24 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Critics accused Son of being too beguiled by charismatic founders rather than critically parsing financials.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
24 Feb. 2026
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Today, the urgent challenge before the royal family and many other institutions protected by mystique is whether the often degenerate select few in charge can still persuade the mass of people to remain beguiled and accept authority.—
Sean Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The non-believing partner may start to emotionally withdraw from the other, purely out of self-preservation.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Writers said the article emphasized findings that were subjective and susceptible to bias.—
David Hilzenrath,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
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Long-term drought conditions mean that vegetation is especially susceptible to fire.—
Sarah Henry,
AZCentral.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Gulled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gulled. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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