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  • past tense form of fool.
  • past participle of fool.

fooled

ADJECTIVE
tricked
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
clear cognizant unfooled untricked


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While Holland said the AI-generated images also fooled some of his loved ones, he didn’t feel the need to do much explaining “because they were all there.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 16, 2026

But for any American under the age of 30 salivating at the thought of the ecstatic spectacle to come, don’t be fooled.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 5, 2026

Dan Loeb, the hedge-fund veteran famed for boardroom fights and valuing investing, admits Sam Bankman-Fried fooled him.

From MarketWatch May 28, 2026

In the ruling, the justices cite testimony from jurors who say Hill told them "not to be fooled" by the evidence presented by the defence team.

From BBC May 13, 2026

It fooled me just long enough to give Scooter a head start.

From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli




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