as in deceived
to cause to believe what is untrue
you're having me on, aren't you, mate?
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Recent Examples of had on
Joe Killian, SummerStage founder and City Parks Foundation board member, marveled at the growth and impact that the annual event has had on the local community over the past four decades.
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Preezy Brown, Rolling Stone, 28 Apr. 2026
Now grown up, Siwa opened up on Alex Cooper's Call Her Daddy podcast in April 2024 about the impact her financial success has had on her family.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 19 Apr. 2026
In fact, the most colorful man in the room might have been Jackson himself, who had on a jacket in a rich currant shade.
—Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 15 Apr. 2026
Criminologists say more analysis is needed to determine how much impact the task force has had on crime rates in Memphis.
—Wendi C. Thomas, ProPublica, 15 Apr. 2026
Season 2 will give viewers further, unrivalled insight into the lives of strong female leaders who ruled during key times in global history and examine the long-lasting impact their decisions had on those periods.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 15 Apr. 2026
Robert Wood saw the impact the gruesome war had on soldiers and the need for better medical supplies.
—Michael L. Diamond, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Andres didn’t mention his victims or the impact their murders had on their families.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
For example, my research into the golf industry quantified the immense impact Tiger Woods’ endorsement had on the sale of Nike golf balls.
—Tim Derdenger, The Conversation, 7 Apr. 2026
Preezy Brown, Rolling Stone, 28 Apr. 2026
Now grown up, Siwa opened up on Alex Cooper's Call Her Daddy podcast in April 2024 about the impact her financial success has had on her family.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 19 Apr. 2026
In fact, the most colorful man in the room might have been Jackson himself, who had on a jacket in a rich currant shade.
—Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 15 Apr. 2026
Criminologists say more analysis is needed to determine how much impact the task force has had on crime rates in Memphis.
—Wendi C. Thomas, ProPublica, 15 Apr. 2026
Season 2 will give viewers further, unrivalled insight into the lives of strong female leaders who ruled during key times in global history and examine the long-lasting impact their decisions had on those periods.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 15 Apr. 2026
Robert Wood saw the impact the gruesome war had on soldiers and the need for better medical supplies.
—Michael L. Diamond, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Andres didn’t mention his victims or the impact their murders had on their families.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
For example, my research into the golf industry quantified the immense impact Tiger Woods’ endorsement had on the sale of Nike golf balls.
—Tim Derdenger, The Conversation, 7 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for had on
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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
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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
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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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Above them, flags from Latin American countries are strung along the ceiling.—
Meg Anderson,
NPR,
22 Mar. 2026
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The new version will ultimately feature twice as many lights, with half of them strung along the interior sides of the cables facing Oakland.—
Rachel Swan,
San Francisco Chronicle,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Had on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/had%20on. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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