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falling for

ADJECTIVE
credulous
Synonyms
WEAK
accepting believing born yesterday dupable easy mark green overtrusting simple swallow whole taken in trustful trusting uncritical unquestioning unsophisticated unsuspecting unsuspicious unwary
Antonyms
WEAK
skeptical suspecting suspicious untrusting

Example Sentences

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Even a producer for the Dodo, an animal-centric media outlet, admitted to falling for the bouncing bunnies.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2026

Coming into Friday trading, shares were down 15% year to date after falling for 13 of the past 17 weeks.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

America’s coal output has been falling for decades, and a turnaround isn’t in the cards.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

Shortly after taking over as leader in 2024, Eluned Morgan made cutting waiting lists her top priority and is trying to gain political ground in highlighting that they have been falling for months.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

The thought of Citra falling for Tyger—even just figuratively—made Rowan a bit nauseated.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman