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dupe

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noun (2)

dupe

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verb

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of dupe
Noun
The Power of Reframing Luxury purists might well roll their eyes at the idea of a $78 Walmart Birkin dupe—or any piece inspired by a storied French fashion house. Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024 Noise-canceling Headphones Buying high-quality noise-canceling headphones isn’t the time to scrimp, save, or take a chance on a dupe. Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 13 Dec. 2024
Verb
Many innocent government workers lost their livelihoods, while others who were eventually exposed as treasonous—including the infamous spy Aldrich Ames—managed to dupe the tests. Susan Saulny, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024 But should partners even be trying to dupe each other? Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week Uk, theweek, 9 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for dupe 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dupe
Verb
  • Some even provide fake documents to help scammers deceive others.
    Ryan Nawrocki, Baltimore Sun, 19 Jan. 2025
  • On the other hand, disinformation is misleading or false information shared with the intent to deceive.
    Jill Hopke, The Conversation, 17 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • However, others have questioned how she was so easily fooled.
    Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
  • The attackers disguise themselves as fake Google Ads login pages to fool advertisers, who are then phished for their account credentials.
    Davey Winder, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • What began as an amusing alter ego created to trick a boss has now become a legitimate presence on credit reports, background checks and even tenant records, admitted original poster (OP) Cweev10 on Reddit this week.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Elon Musk can try to trick gamers, to argue with them, to post their DMs against his own Terms of Service.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025

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“Dupe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dupe. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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