as in tricking
to cause to believe what is untrue
you're having me on, aren't you, mate?
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Recent Examples of having on
Correspondent Seth Doane travels to Amsterdam, Paris, Venice and Portofino to look at the impacts that tourism is having on cities, resorts and natural attractions, and why some people are resisting visitors – or redefining tourism – in some of the world's most popular and fragile destinations.
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David Morgan, CBS News, 1 May 2026
So what impact are tariffs having on small businesses, and how are larger retailers able to skirt their impact?
—Shawn Baldwin, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2025
What effect is this having on the WNBA?
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2025
David Morgan, CBS News, 1 May 2026
So what impact are tariffs having on small businesses, and how are larger retailers able to skirt their impact?
—Shawn Baldwin, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2025
What effect is this having on the WNBA?
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for having on
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Anchoring, scarcity and choice architecture aren’t about tricking people.—
David Meade,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2026
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The church hosts sure love tricking us into eating raw broccoli by serving it up in this creamy pasta salad.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
13 May 2026
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He was also accused of deceiving escrow agents to secure the release of pre-construction condominium deposits and then misappropriated those funds for personal expenses unrelated to the developments.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
15 May 2026
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Donovan Mitchell, whose box score of 21 points was deceiving, dribbled aimlessly while being hounded by Detroit defenders until his weak shot attempt was easily knocked away by Ausar Thompson before time expired.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
14 May 2026
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The other is fooling humans, particularly the dwindling number of journalists, critics, and other gatekeepers who are still capable of conferring legitimacy by paying attention.—
Lane Brown,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
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After killing Minnesota’s first power play, the Avalanche opened the scoring when defenseman Sam Malinski scored his first career playoff goal, fooling Wallstedt with a rising wrist shot.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
4 May 2026
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However, while there may be no blood sucking in this particular novel, that doesn’t mean that the adaptation doesn’t have Rice’s trademark sensuality.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them.,
12 Nov. 2025
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Julia thinks so too, and presses in, sucking in a breath when Ellen mentions Fairy Hill and how people dance into the nights and wake up a hundred years later.—
Lincee Ray Published,
EW.com,
22 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Before that, religious communities were taking in the wounded, by obligation.—
Sylvie Corbet,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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Mendoza, 22, received the life-altering phone call from the Raiders at home in South Florida instead of taking in this year’s draft festivities from Pittsburgh.—
Jaclyn Hendricks,
PEOPLE,
24 Apr. 2026
Verb
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In the 80th minute, Denkey received an assist from Ender Echenique, faking out goalkeeper Lucas Hoyos before finishing with his left foot between a pair of defenders.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Feb. 2026
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Among the highlights was Dart taking off in the first quarter, faking out several Eagles defenders, and running to the endzone for a 20-yard touchdown.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Gosling, of course, was kidding.—
Jake Coyle,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
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Just kidding, but that would’ve been awesome.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Having on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/having%20on. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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