as in to trick
to cause to believe what is untrue
you're having me on, aren't you, mate?
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Recent Examples of have on
Guess what was most helpful to have on hand in the middle of the night?
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Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 23 Feb. 2025
The impact that the students that go through our program are able to have on the community and the world.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 22 Feb. 2025
What impact could the AfD have on the outcome of the vote?
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
The study, which is part of a research series examining the impact wildfires have had on the county’s different racial and ethnic groups, found that more than 12,000 of the 50,000 Asian immigrants and their descendants living within four evacuation zones need language assistance.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2025
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Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 23 Feb. 2025
The impact that the students that go through our program are able to have on the community and the world.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 22 Feb. 2025
What impact could the AfD have on the outcome of the vote?
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
The study, which is part of a research series examining the impact wildfires have had on the county’s different racial and ethnic groups, found that more than 12,000 of the 50,000 Asian immigrants and their descendants living within four evacuation zones need language assistance.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for have on
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That difference between them proves rather problematic when Stuart tricks Ted into merging their firm with another that's coincidentally run by Ted's ex, Samantha (Rachelle Goulding), and then cuts his partner out of the deal.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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Phishing emails, malware-laden attachments and fraudulent schemes now lurk within spam messages, tricking unsuspecting users into clicking malicious links, revealing sensitive information or even infecting their devices with ransomware and spyware.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
23 Feb. 2025
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Photo : Volkswagen No, your eyes do not deceive you, a Volkswagen did earn itself a spot on the list of the greatest luxury vehicles of all time.—
Raphael Orlove,
Robb Report,
27 Feb. 2025
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Despite providing historical records and even materials for a documentary on Bad Boy Entertainment in 2021, Burrowes says he was once again deceived and left unpaid for his contributions.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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Lohse even managed to fool historian Jonathan Petropoulos, who is at the center of the documentary, and spent years investigating Lohse, only to be tricked by him.—
The Editors of ARTnews,
ARTnews.com,
20 Feb. 2025
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Was their advocacy for new energy sources just a ploy to fool their constituents and get reelected?—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
19 Feb. 2025
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The last part of his answer is interesting but can be taken in a lot of different ways.—
Joe Buscaglia,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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But not all were taken in by Brendan Stevens. Jayde Struhs, Jason and Kerrie Struhs’ eldest daughter, gave evidence against her parents.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Have on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/have%20on. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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