dupe

Example Sentences

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The gang even made fake double yellow lines made from stickers to dupe police.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

Thanks to rapid advances in artificial intelligence, the cybercriminals seeking to dupe you into handing over your retirement funds or revealing company secrets are getting smarter and stronger.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

This type of asset is sometimes called a dupe or a useful idiot.

From Slate • Sep. 4, 2025

Online scammers continue to dupe a majority of American adults as they infiltrate virtual calendars and security systems meant to defend users against the poaching of personal information.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2025

The Helena Independent called Rankin “a dagger in the hands of the German propagandists, a dupe of the Kaiser...a crying schoolgirl,” even though a majority of her constituents opposed the war.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling