as in suckers
one who is easily deceived or cheated
was enough of a gull to fall victim to a pyramid scheme even though he'd been duped before
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as in fools
to cause to believe what is untrue
we were gulled into believing that if we answered the e-mail, we'd somehow become millionaires, but instead we just got put on a list for junk mail
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Recent Examples of gulls
John Drake,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
The Children’s Pool also is an active nesting area for gulls.
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Letters To The Editor,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 May 2026
Overhead, vultures, crows and gulls swarmed, feeding on carcasses and insects and other waste.
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CNN Money,
15 Apr. 2026
From Ventura to Santa Barbara, gulls, pelicans, murres, and grebes staggered along beaches, unable to fly.
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Jeffrey Marlow,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
When Channing falls head-over-heels for the charismatic Minjae, spurning the overtures of an aggressive local politician, Dahee rallies to her side; both women become ensnared in a beachside town’s blood feuds and class conflicts, danger circling like gulls.
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Hamilton Cain,
Time,
4 Apr. 2026
When the person looked away, gulls moved in faster.
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Samantha Agate,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Mar. 2026
The gulls weren’t imitating human eating directly.
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Samantha Agate,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Mar. 2026
Those herring gulls eyeing your lunch at a South Florida beach or waterfront restaurant aren’t just waiting for an opening.
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Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
30 Mar. 2026
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Skuas, gulls and giant petrels cross enormous distances over the Southern Ocean, and the virus traveled with them.
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John Drake,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
The Children’s Pool also is an active nesting area for gulls.
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Letters To The Editor,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 May 2026
Overhead, vultures, crows and gulls swarmed, feeding on carcasses and insects and other waste.
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CNN Money,
15 Apr. 2026
From Ventura to Santa Barbara, gulls, pelicans, murres, and grebes staggered along beaches, unable to fly.
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Jeffrey Marlow,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
When Channing falls head-over-heels for the charismatic Minjae, spurning the overtures of an aggressive local politician, Dahee rallies to her side; both women become ensnared in a beachside town’s blood feuds and class conflicts, danger circling like gulls.
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Hamilton Cain,
Time,
4 Apr. 2026
When the person looked away, gulls moved in faster.
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Samantha Agate,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Mar. 2026
The gulls weren’t imitating human eating directly.
—
Samantha Agate,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Mar. 2026
Those herring gulls eyeing your lunch at a South Florida beach or waterfront restaurant aren’t just waiting for an opening.
—
Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
30 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gulls
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If your perennials and annuals get long and leggy with few flowers, or your shrubs put out long suckers that shoot straight up, your plants are reaching for more sun.
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Removing excessive suckers can sometimes reduce overall yield, so pruning should be limited to removing diseased or damaged leaves, says Singh.
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Runway, Pika, and a dozen others can produce footage that fools the eye on first watch.
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What fools these non-OpenAI mortals must be.
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László Moholy-Nagy hovers low over a gaggle of pigeons, suspending the viewer uneasily between protector and predator.
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Sparrows, starlings, bluebirds, swallows, ravens, pigeons, and crows can become nuisance birds, causing damage and health risks.
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Cthulhu, who tricks the Minions into releasing his friends from purgatory.
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Removing fading flowers and their seed pods tricks the plant to redirect its energy from producing seeds to producing more scapes and flower buds, as well as putting energy into root development and storing energy for the next growing season.
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The families of the victims said the pain is still as raw to this day.
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Dozens of mourners were seen gathering outside the victims’ homes to offer condolences.
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The complaint also claims that the image deceives customers into thinking Lipa has endorsed the product and dilutes her brand identity.
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The fragmentary Ni 12501 tablet from the Early Dynastic III period of Mesopotamia breaks off when Fox deceives the inhabitants of the netherworld in his quest to retrieve the storm god Ishkur.
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Idaho law mandates that kids age 14 or younger wear a life jacket on the water, according to the city.
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For children ages four and up, there’s the Adventure Zone kids club with indoor slides and arts and crafts, while fish feeding and guided nature walks happen at the Eco Centre.
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“Gulls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gulls. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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