dupe

Example Sentences

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It took a hit this week after former executives accused it of manipulating markets to dupe consumers into buying its products.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2025

"If you're buying a single-ingredient product then you're probably going to be okay in using a dupe or something which is quite low cost because there's very little that can go wrong," she says.

From BBC • Dec. 13, 2025

They couldn’t use a dupe or someone of questionable reliability for an operation of this magnitude.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 10, 2025

Finally, they discuss The Cut’s deep dive into the brand Quince and what makes the “one stop dupe shop” so popular.

From Slate • Feb. 22, 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