as in fooling
to cause to believe what is untrue
you tricked me into thinking my ex wasn't coming to the party tonight
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Recent Examples of tricking
Posts from other Knicks fans say the user tried tricking them as well.
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Tim McNicholas, CBS News, 12 June 2026
Such techniques typically work by tricking the user into approving a request to approve a device owned by the attacker instead.
—ArsTechnica, 3 June 2026
While Matthew and Mu-won started Gojeuneok Bio together, Chang-ho has launched a cosmetics company that makes its money by tricking smaller companies into giving away the secrets behind their products.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 29 May 2026
The church hosts sure love tricking us into eating raw broccoli by serving it up in this creamy pasta salad.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 24 May 2026
Anchoring, scarcity and choice architecture aren’t about tricking people.
—David Meade, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
Instead of acting independently, the forces influence one another to amplify the ion’s motion, thereby tricking the system into generating a much stronger, more complex interaction than either force could achieve alone.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 1 May 2026
After tricking her way into her dream job, Liza discovers that disguising herself as a millennial and keeping her two lives separate is a job in and of itself.
—Andrew Walsh, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Apr. 2026
Recall his central role in tricking immigrants in Texas to fly to Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts with empty promises of jobs.
—Howard L. Simon, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2026
Tim McNicholas, CBS News, 12 June 2026
Such techniques typically work by tricking the user into approving a request to approve a device owned by the attacker instead.
—ArsTechnica, 3 June 2026
While Matthew and Mu-won started Gojeuneok Bio together, Chang-ho has launched a cosmetics company that makes its money by tricking smaller companies into giving away the secrets behind their products.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 29 May 2026
The church hosts sure love tricking us into eating raw broccoli by serving it up in this creamy pasta salad.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 24 May 2026
Anchoring, scarcity and choice architecture aren’t about tricking people.
—David Meade, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
Instead of acting independently, the forces influence one another to amplify the ion’s motion, thereby tricking the system into generating a much stronger, more complex interaction than either force could achieve alone.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 1 May 2026
After tricking her way into her dream job, Liza discovers that disguising herself as a millennial and keeping her two lives separate is a job in and of itself.
—Andrew Walsh, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Apr. 2026
Recall his central role in tricking immigrants in Texas to fly to Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts with empty promises of jobs.
—Howard L. Simon, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tricking
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This feels like a hesi-pull in a game of basketball, fooling your opponent into thinking the offensive player is driving to the hoop.—
Kenneth Okeke,
Hartford Courant,
8 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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But O’Malley writes that this is deceiving.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
9 June 2026
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Stop deceiving yourself into the comfort that learning AI skills and tools alone will save you.—
Rachel Wells,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Tricking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tricking. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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