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  • present participle of delude.

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"She must have known. If she didn't know, she was deluding herself, because she was there," he said.

From BBC ● May 20, 2026

But if they really believe they can stay in these two separate lanes, they’re deluding themselves.

From Slate ● May 23, 2025

“But I think really they will be deluding themselves if they think that that bodes well for the next general election.”

From Washington Times ● Jul. 21, 2023

Carrigan: The dinner scene between Hank and the Raven, when the Raven is just baffled that Hank is deluding himself into not being responsible for Cristobal’s death.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2023

Finally, the census of 1790 provided unmistakable evidence that those antislavery advocates who believed that the future was on their side were deluding themselves.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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