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fell for

VERB

become infatuated with

Synonyms

STRONGEST

succumb

WEAK

desire fall in love with flip over go head over heels lose one's head over

Antonyms

WEAK

repulse

Example Sentences

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Netflix stock is currently in its most prolonged losing streak since Nov. 7, 2022, when it also fell for eight consecutive trading sessions, according to Dow Jones Market Data.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

Lauren Bell gave England the perfect start with two wickets in the first over, including star batter Smriti Mandhana from the first ball of the innings before Shafali Verma fell for two.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

U.S. crude-oil inventories fell for a fifth consecutive week as refineries stepped up their capacity use, while gasoline stocks extended their decline to 15 weeks, according to data released Thursday by the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Your correspondent very nearly fell for a bank scam over the phone several years ago.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

Even though I was in fourth grade I fell for a lot of the stuff Byron came up with.

From "The Watsons Go to Birmingham" by Christopher Paul Curtis