as in deceived
to cause to believe what is untrue
we were duped into thinking the dummy was a real alien
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Recent Examples of duped
John Ruwitch, NPR, 27 Apr. 2026
The drones were allegedly stolen by a delivery driver who duped the company, the report said.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Clippers owner Steve Ballmer said in a social media post on Thursday that he was duped into signing an agreement with Aspiration, a green financial company, in a move that ultimately cost him millions of dollars and harmed his reputation.
—Janis Carr, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
And the human was duped and did it for it.
—Amanda Gefter, Quanta Magazine, 10 Apr. 2026
Editors failed to see the slop, and many readers were duped too.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
In her court filings, Herman alleged that their relationship came to an end when Woods duped her into going on a fake vacation.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 30 Mar. 2026
Both the liberal internationalist left and the isolationist right are being duped by online propaganda.
—Jennifer Murtazashvili, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2026
Despite the alleged fraud, Doe has successfully duped state officials time and time again, according to the criminal complaint.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026
Verb
Musk alleges he was duped when Altman transformed OpenAI from a nonprofit entity into a for-profit juggernaut.
—John Ruwitch, NPR, 27 Apr. 2026
The drones were allegedly stolen by a delivery driver who duped the company, the report said.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Clippers owner Steve Ballmer said in a social media post on Thursday that he was duped into signing an agreement with Aspiration, a green financial company, in a move that ultimately cost him millions of dollars and harmed his reputation.
—Janis Carr, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
And the human was duped and did it for it.
—Amanda Gefter, Quanta Magazine, 10 Apr. 2026
Editors failed to see the slop, and many readers were duped too.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
In her court filings, Herman alleged that their relationship came to an end when Woods duped her into going on a fake vacation.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 30 Mar. 2026
Both the liberal internationalist left and the isolationist right are being duped by online propaganda.
—Jennifer Murtazashvili, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2026
Despite the alleged fraud, Doe has successfully duped state officials time and time again, according to the criminal complaint.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for duped
Adjective
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His freelance interior-designer wife, Lindsay, isn’t so deluded.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
16 Apr. 2026
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Becker interviews people from other disciplines—mathematicians, neuroscientists—and the result is a book that does a great job of showing how deluded, stupid, or in bad faith many of these billionaires’ claims are, and of providing a powerful antidote to hype.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
15 Apr. 2026
Verb
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But some were also deceived or coerced.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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Musk, who had donated at least $38 million to the lab, wanted to be CEO and gain majority control, but felt deceived after a power struggle with Altman over the role.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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How the PayPal refund scam tricked Brian Oliver had never heard of a crypto ATM before that day.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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Tim tricked me into Tyler talking to my parents about their upcoming Alaska trip.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
22 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Who never bothered to delete the erroneous post.—
Joe Rexrode,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Then, in 2005, the Texas First Court of Appeals overturned Yates’ conviction after finding the forensic psychiatrist who testified for the prosecution gave erroneous testimony that may have prejudiced the jury.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
22 Apr. 2026
Verb
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He had been fooled a couple of times by the slider during the sequence but didn’t miss the third one Sasaki threw him.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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Mbappé broke the deadlock in the 30th minute with a shot that deflected on an Alaves defender and fooled goalkeeper Antonio Sivera.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Duped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duped. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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