snowed

verb

past tense of snow
1
as in tricked
to cause to believe what is untrue easily snowed by her glib talk

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2
as in bleached
to make white or whiter by removing color the years had snowed his hair to a silvery white, making it difficult at first to recognize her old high school crush

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Recent Examples of snowed The season will be set in November, so maybe there’s a surprise snowstorm and everyone gets snowed in. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026 There are songs for each segment, which include Goofy cleaning up, a dark turn with Daisy in a power outage and snowed-in Pluto. — Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 May 2026 Opening day at County Stadium was snowed out, after Milwaukee was hit with more than 13 inches of snow. — Chris Foran, jsonline.com, 30 Aug. 2025 The insulation from the ceiling snowed down onto virtually every part of the building — exhibits, artifacts, galleries and display cases. — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snowed
  1. tricked
  2. bleached
  3. fooled
  4. faded
  5. deceived
  6. brightened
Verb
  • Ricky Saints tricked the referee into thinking Lil Yachty used the kendo stick on him, and after traveling all the way to Riyadh, Yachty was tossed out just minutes into the match.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
  • While the war ended years before, the hostility spread from the stands — with skirmishes among supporters — into the field, when Maradona tricked the referee and the world with the World Cup’s most infamous goal, punching the ball into the net with his fist above England’s goalie Peter Shilton.
    — Gabriel Sama, Mercury News, 21 June 2026
Definition of tricked
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  • After seeing their brows bleached for the first time at our shoot, Megan and Daniela’s excited screams cause everyone’s heads to whip toward the glam room in a mixture of both fear and curiosity.
    — Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 25 June 2026
  • Ortega can be seen leaving her Wednesday-era long jet-black hair and bleached eyebrows behind.
    — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 22 June 2026
Definition of bleached
Verb
  • Don’t be fooled by their jaw-dropping price; the flats boast a luxe look thanks to their low profile and—of course—glove silhouette.
    — Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 3 July 2026
  • The fluffy blooms on mimosa trees (Albizia julibrissin) look pretty in pink, but don’t be fooled by their dainty appearance.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 2 July 2026
Definition of fooled
Verb
  • As impact heating faded, the upper mantle cooled, and the once-thin basaltic crust thickened.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 5 July 2026
  • On Saturday night, the visibility faded to a point where the old-school scoreboard above the center-field bleachers could not be seen from the press box high atop the Friendly Confines.
    — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 5 July 2026
Definition of faded
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  • Dana, falling in love with Zorro and out of love with Diego, and being deceived by both, is sublimely affecting.
    — Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
  • In nearly half of all scams, 49% of the victims were also deceived into personally sending money to the scammers.
    — Samantha Elkins, NBC news, 30 June 2026
Definition of deceived
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  • The scale of recent left-wing victories in New York brightened the spotlight on progressive Democrats everywhere, especially in politically competitive states.
    — David Weigel, semafor.com, 1 July 2026
  • Plus, the color payoff is very impressive—after just one swipe its orangey-nude color complemented my tan, and brightened my complexion.
    — Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 30 June 2026
Definition of brightened

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