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noun (1)

ˈdüp How to pronounce dupe (audio)
Definition of dupenext
as in sucker
one who is easily deceived or cheated an explanation of how the swindler was able to escape with all of the dupe's money

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dupe

2 of 3

noun (2)

as in copy
something that is made to look exactly like something else he built a dupe of the original model, which is locked in a vault

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dupe

3 of 3

verb

as in to deceive
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 dupe
Noun
Skip TikTok Shop dupes that hide their specs. — Allison Palmer updated June 24, Miami Herald, 24 June 2026 Skip TikTok Shop dupes that don’t publish wavelength or irradiance numbers. — Allison Palmer updated June 24, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2026
Verb
That was the same day a trial began in Seattle federal court for a lawsuit by the Federal Trade Commission, which alleged Amazon duped customers into paying for Prime memberships. — Dan Mangan,luke Fountain,kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 30 June 2026 Beside tourists and even New Yorkers being duped, the thousands of fewer official tickets being sold each day is costing NPS and NYC money. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 15 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for dupe
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dupe
  1. sucker
  2. copy
  3. deceive
  4. patsy
  5. reproduction
  6. fool
  7. victim
  8. replica
Noun
  • The Maryland Terrapins rolled these suckers out in the early 2010s and subsequently burned the retinas of college football fans all over the country.
    — Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Locate the Suckers Before you get started, find the plant’s main stems, which will have many secondary shoots or leaves, called suckers, growing off of them.
    — Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 18 July 2026
Definition of sucker
Noun
  • Fort Worth police did not immediately provide copies of affidavits supporting the suspects’ arrests.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 July 2026
  • Because if those questions — including the fundamental one — aren't being answered, better copy probably isn't the fix.
    — Sonia Thompson, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of copy
Verb
  • That March, Stewart was convicted of conspiring with her Merrill Lynch stockbroker, Peter Bacanovic, to deceive authorities probing her December 2001 sale of the ImClone stock.
    — Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The task force suggests that altering the physical environment, such as putting up nets, barriers to force drones into different flight paths, and making one’s surroundings appear uninteresting from the air can deceive drones.
    — Zita Ballinger Fletcher, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
Definition of deceive
Noun
  • Robert Carlyle portrays Jack Ruby, the chameleon associate of organized crime and Jefferson White is playing Lee Harvey Oswald, the patsy that was set up by The Outfit.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 1 May 2026
  • Then Kay served notice that the White Sox, after losing the record 121 games in 2024, are through playing patsies.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2026
Definition of patsy
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  • Compounding the threat is the fact that the ships became stalled at the start of spring, a season of growth and reproduction as waters warm.
    — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 2 Aug. 2026
  • This ensures the side-wall projection matches the visual performance of the main screen, delivering native 4K resolution, DCI-P3 color reproduction, and uniform brightness across all three surfaces.
    — Benny Har-Even, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of reproduction
Verb
  • Finding your people Don’t be fooled by the ease of conversations and the loud laughter — many of the women at the Girls Night Out board game night on Tuesday had never attended one of the social club’s events before, and most came on their own.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
  • But Morrison’s escape act demonstrates how people can be fooled when definitions aren’t clear.
    — Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of fool
Noun
  • The hearing in Barrow County court is expected to begin with victims’ families and survivors, many of whom spoke powerfully at Colt’s sentencing.
    — Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
  • Shanon Gray, an attorney representing the family of victim Kaylee Goncalves, disputed the significance of the evidence.
    — Michael Ruiz , Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of victim
Noun
  • The walls are decorated with lamps and replica guns, and in future the group plans to add a projector and an air-conditioning unit.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Aug. 2026
  • This included getting access to a replica of the infamous red Ferrari, according to Carol Smith, executive director of communications for Glenbrook High School District 225, which includes Glenbrook North, and an organizer of the photo shoot.
    — Alexandra Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026
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“Dupe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dupe. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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