as in to trick
to cause to believe what is untrue
you're having me on, aren't you, mate?
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Recent Examples of have on
At a December public hearing, more than 30 speakers expressed their concerns for the air permit and the environmental impact that the Project Maize data center will have on their homes, school and city.
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Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
For the second day in a row, Auriemma mentioned new rims and new basketballs being used during NCAA Tournament games, and the impact those have on shooting.
—ABC News, 28 Mar. 2026
The subsequent deterioration in embryos that had been in microgravity for up to 24 hours was likely due to negative effects the absence of gravity has on the processes taking place in the quickly dividing embryonic cells.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 27 Mar. 2026
David Rubenstein, co-founder of the Carlyle Group and owner of MLB’s Baltimore Orioles, was a guest speaker at Wednesday’s NBA board of governors meeting as part of a discussion owners had on the America 250 celebration.
—Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 26 Mar. 2026
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Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
For the second day in a row, Auriemma mentioned new rims and new basketballs being used during NCAA Tournament games, and the impact those have on shooting.
—ABC News, 28 Mar. 2026
The subsequent deterioration in embryos that had been in microgravity for up to 24 hours was likely due to negative effects the absence of gravity has on the processes taking place in the quickly dividing embryonic cells.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 27 Mar. 2026
David Rubenstein, co-founder of the Carlyle Group and owner of MLB’s Baltimore Orioles, was a guest speaker at Wednesday’s NBA board of governors meeting as part of a discussion owners had on the America 250 celebration.
—Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for have on
Verb
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Not long before Brettler's death, Sharma had learned the kid had tricked him.—
Frank Langfitt,
NPR,
4 Apr. 2026
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Read how North Korean hackers tricked Ben and got into his computer.—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The specifications on the Neo can be deceiving.—
Dwight Silverman,
Houston Chronicle,
28 Mar. 2026
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Klipsch Austin Portable Bluetooth Speaker Deal Don't be deceived by the small Klipsch Austin portable speaker.—
George Yang,
PC Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Don't let some cloudy skies fool you.—
Brian Smith,
Des Moines Register,
25 Mar. 2026
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But don’t let its stillness in the videos fool you.—
Andrés Muedano,
JSTOR Daily,
25 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Both the Las Vegas and Pennsylvania campuses were designed to host the lion’s share of fulfillment activity on the West and East Coasts, each taking in 300,000 worth of orders per month on average with the capacity to scale up to 1 million orders during the peak holiday season.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
2 Apr. 2026
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These landlocked properties offer a kind of privacy not afforded cheek-by-jowl homes along the beach as well as gorgeous views that can take in the mountains and the ocean.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Have on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/have%20on. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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