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
In a letter addressed to McConnell, Pimentel said he's learned about the harm drug abuse has on people and accepted responsibility for his actions.
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Krystal Nurse, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
Emma had on a high-visibility vest over a short puffer jacket and was carrying a cardboard tube.
—Anna Russell, New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2025
Advertisement Advertisement With the dissolution of the Department of Education and increased pressures to privatize K-12 education, there are valuable lessons to be learned from the devastating impact for-profit interests had on higher education.
—Miguel Cardona, Time, 23 Apr. 2025
Luna said the county is now conducting a study on the impact the measure will have on permitting, including costs and fees.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
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Krystal Nurse, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
Emma had on a high-visibility vest over a short puffer jacket and was carrying a cardboard tube.
—Anna Russell, New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2025
Advertisement Advertisement With the dissolution of the Department of Education and increased pressures to privatize K-12 education, there are valuable lessons to be learned from the devastating impact for-profit interests had on higher education.
—Miguel Cardona, Time, 23 Apr. 2025
Luna said the county is now conducting a study on the impact the measure will have on permitting, including costs and fees.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for have on
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Deceptive tactics trick users into providing biometric data unknowingly.—
Mohamed Lazzouni,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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The light from screens can trick your brain into staying awake.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
24 Apr. 2025
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But as, as the brilliant evolutionary psychologist Geoffrey Miller notes, our capacities to judge competence have evolved, so too have our capacities to deceive others about it.—
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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And Ken claims to be a man of faith but uses fake Uber accounts to meet his girlfriend and deceive his family.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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That was probably a terrible decision, in fairness, but Meazza responded by faking a shot to fool a defender, then teed up Piola to score.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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While the towering shoes may seem intimidating, don’t let their large, often chunky heels fool you: PLatform shoes are among the most comfortable heels in any wardrobe.—
Nina Derwin,
Glamour,
17 Apr. 2025
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For some reason, the Browns felt the need to take in the third round, even though most analysts had the passer lasting until Day 3.—
Bryce Lazenby,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Apr. 2025
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Two players in each of the 2021 and 2023 WNBA Drafts also played at least 10 minutes per game in the season immediately after they were selected, and four players taken in the second or third rounds of the 2022 WNBA Draft made immediate impacts.—
Ben Pickman,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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