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as in patsy
one who is easily deceived or cheated
I was a sucker and believed them when they said the only tickets they could get were double the price
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2
as in lover
a person with a strong and habitual liking for something
I'm a sucker for cheesy horror movies
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as in to fool
to cause to believe what is untrue
a notorious imposter who at one time suckered a lot of people into believing that she was the Grand Duchess Anastasia
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as in to squeeze
to rob by the use of trickery or threats
suckered millions of desperate dieters with their grossly inflated claims of successful weight loss
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Recent Examples of sucker
Axios, 13 Feb. 2025
Only remove seed heads, small stems and suckers from crape myrtles.
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—Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2025
Casey Michel, The New Republic, 30 Sep. 2020
Some guy walks out of nowhere and sucker punches you.
—Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal, 13 Dec. 2022
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Noun
Precedents are for chumps: Both think conventional, polite, rule-following CEOs and leaders are suckers and conformists.
—Axios, 13 Feb. 2025
Only remove seed heads, small stems and suckers from crape myrtles.
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—Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2025
Verb
Despite the emails, despite Ivanka’s ludicrous public lies in order to sucker new buyers, then–District Attorney Cyrus Vance axed the investigation—a move that just happened to coincide with a substantial donation to his office from none other than Donald Trump lawyer Marc Kasowitz.
—Casey Michel, The New Republic, 30 Sep. 2020
Some guy walks out of nowhere and sucker punches you.
—Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal, 13 Dec. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sucker
Noun
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Athena instantly figures it out: Amber murdered those other girls and kidnapped Jayna, using Bullock as a patsy.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
13 Mar. 2025
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Thinking he's found his imbecilic patsy, Mussburger names Norville the new president.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
31 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Despite his hardened outlook on Heis, Rema remains a lover at heart.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
14 Mar. 2025
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The must-read Just under a two-hour drive northwest from L.A., the Ojai Valley offers outdoors lovers an opportunity to unwind and reconnect with the world around them.—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2025
Verb
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This pair looks like a classic trouser, with front pleats and a relaxed leg — but don’t be fooled.—
Genevieve Cepeda,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Mar. 2025
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Do not be fooled by this bill’s carve-out for masks worn for health and religious reasons.—
Nikki Morse,
Baltimore Sun,
16 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Goldman Sachs previously estimated these tariffs could push inflation up by 1 percent while squeezing U.S. company profits and provoking retaliatory measures from other countries.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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Tension headaches are the most common type, and can feel like a band is squeezing your forehead, with pain extending to your scalp and neck, per the US National Library of Medicine.—
Korin Miller,
SELF,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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While misinformation and distortion of facts become tools of manipulation, documentary filmmaking reminds us of the power of truth.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
9 Mar. 2025
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What to watch: Scores of health tech companies now advertise tools, often driven by artificial intelligence, aimed at cutting down provider workload by automating administrative tasks.—
Maya Goldman,
Axios,
9 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Cardi, a fan of the show, teased the trailer wearing a very mid-aughts hair color combo that would've been right at home on Hayley Williams or the local skate park.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
10 Mar. 2025
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Kennedy has touted the benefits of bone broth on social media, and podcaster Joe Rogan, who has extolled the benefits of the carnivore diet for years, is also a big fan of bone broth.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Increasingly, criminals are able to use commonly available tools to launch sophisticated phishing scams, going as far as digitally replicating faces and voices in order to trick security systems.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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Phishing is a cyber-attack that aims to trick people into divulging personal information.—
Solcyré Burga,
TIME,
13 Mar. 2025
Verb
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More wearable tech news: Are Halliday's AI smart glasses an amazing new wearable or surefire way to cheat?—
Adam Smith,
USA TODAY,
8 Mar. 2025
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Their legal complaints argue that patients were misled about the accuracy and utility of PGT-A, cheating them out of time, money, and even dreams of having families, since some people have discarded embryos based on the test results.—
Jamie Ducharme,
TIME,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Sucker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sucker. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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