as in to deceive
to cause to believe what is untrue
she was sucked in by a scam that was run by a shady outfit selling time-shares
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Not all matter that gets near a supermassive black hole is sucked in – some is warped and twisted by the incredible gravity, accelerated and fired off at near light-speed in jets from both poles at once.
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New Atlas, 19 Sep. 2024
State of play: The fire's rotating smoke plume likely acted as a chimney and sucked in air from surrounding areas.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 31 July 2024
The district has for years preached the importance of installing grates on some inlets to prevent people from getting sucked in when areas flood and stormwater rushes toward open drainage pipes, which are often out of sight below the waterline.
—Topher Sanders, ProPublica, 23 July 2024
Sudan’s civil war is sucking in waves of young men from around the increasingly unstable region.
—Hafiz Haroun, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
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New Atlas, 19 Sep. 2024
State of play: The fire's rotating smoke plume likely acted as a chimney and sucked in air from surrounding areas.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 31 July 2024
The district has for years preached the importance of installing grates on some inlets to prevent people from getting sucked in when areas flood and stormwater rushes toward open drainage pipes, which are often out of sight below the waterline.
—Topher Sanders, ProPublica, 23 July 2024
Sudan’s civil war is sucking in waves of young men from around the increasingly unstable region.
—Hafiz Haroun, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
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Voters could be deceived into submitting funds to a joint pool of money to support a candidate.Filip Timotija, The Hill, 30 Oct. 2024
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The pair find themselves in trouble after a hazing incident goes wrong, and attempt to lie, deceive and seduce their way out of bother.Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Oct. 2024
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Cybercriminals relentlessly launch phishing attacks at employees, trying to coax or trick them into providing their personal information and credentials.Ilia Sotnikov, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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Caution using them to judge individual pieces of writing and artwork is warranted, especially with a new wave of tools available to trick them.Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 28 Oct. 2024
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Your partner is either fooling himself or attempting to fool you.R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
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Fischer, who played the paper company's receptionist Pam (until she was promoted), explained that creator Greg Daniels even filmed a fake version of the episode to fool them.Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 1 Nov. 2024
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