duped

Example Sentences

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Many victims say they were duped by scammers who had professional-looking photos, wore immigration uniforms and staged realistic virtual hearings.

From Salon • May 2, 2026

Passkeys aren’t duped by a well-designed fake login page.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

Although they were explicitly programmed to refuse to help hackers, the bots were duped into abetting the cybercrime.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

A growing number of African countries have in recent months begun to discover that their citizens have been duped into fighting for the Russian army, and either killed or captured on the battlefield.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

If they both fill their bags with shredded newspaper, neither will get what she wants, but neither will be duped.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos