as in suckers
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 fools
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 gulls
Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
People are talking about the storm while the gulls gorge on bread and peck at chicken bones.
—Deborah Levy, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
The lowered sun was in our eyes, catching at dark patches that might be her, that might be gulls.
—Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2025
Noun
Families with children swim in the shallow ripples, and sea gulls flock above the peacefulness.
—Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
People are talking about the storm while the gulls gorge on bread and peck at chicken bones.
—Deborah Levy, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
The lowered sun was in our eyes, catching at dark patches that might be her, that might be gulls.
—Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gulls
Noun
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The little suckers will ingest this and die.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
10 Sep. 2025
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Cephalopods’ soft bodies sprout arms and bloom with suckers at these same splits.—
Jake Buehler,
Quanta Magazine,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Sparrows, pigeons, and buzzards in the sky watching me.—
Manuel Muñoz,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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The wild pigeons came with a beat of wings that filled the air, and ate the acorns under the oaks.—
Robert Easton,
Outdoor Life,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The interference has included both jamming—overpowering communications with strong radio signals—and spoofing, which tricks receivers into misreading their location or even the time.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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Although they are born fairly helpless, infants have a few survival tricks up their swaddles.—
Elissa Strauss,
The Atlantic,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The victims said the thief stole close to $60,000 in cash and dozens of checks that were inside the box.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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And none of those figures includes losses victims were too embarrassed to report.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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There’s also never really a good explanation for why the population of campers has dwindled, beyond Charlie Brown telling Sally that kids her age just want to watch TV instead of heading outdoors for fun.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Gulls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gulls. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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