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  • past tense form of fool.
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fooled

ADJECTIVE
tricked
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
clear cognizant unfooled untricked


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It wouldn’t be the first time we’ve been fooled.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

A difficult job market appeared to show improvement near the end of summer with a surprisingly big increase in employment, but don’t be fooled: Hiring in the U.S. is still unusually tepid.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

Don't be fooled, though, as she has a wealth of experience of managing relationships under intense public pressure from her girl group days.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

Among those fooled was the re-election campaign of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

We put the television on Francis’s dining room table and fooled around with it until we got a decent picture.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt


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