rope (in)

verb

Definition of rope (in)next
as in to lead on

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rope (in)
  1. draw in
  2. persuade
  3. snow
  4. lure
Verb
  • The post has been liked more than 715,000 times to date, drawing in over 5,600 comments.
    Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
  • People were drawn in by promises of interest as high as 17 percent on deposits—tens of times greater than the rate offered by banks at the time.
    Joel Khalili, WIRED, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of draw in
Verb
  • Four vulnerabilities in WebKit were fixed in iOS 18.2, allowing memory corruption if you were persuaded to interact with malicious web content.
    Kate O'Flaherty, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
  • For Democrats who agree with Raskin, no amount of calls for returning to normalcy will persuade them to attend Trump's swearing-in ceremony.
    Phillip M. Bailey, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of persuade
Verb
  • The roads were all completely iced over, snowed over and closed.
    Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Listen to this article New York City’s run of mild weather appears to be headed toward an abrupt end thanks to an Alberta Clipper bringing cold weather and possibly snow down from Canada.
    Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of snow
Verb
  • West’s story is commonplace in the predatory world of post-graduate football, where thousands of young men have been lured by the promise of achieving their athletic aspirations, a USA TODAY investigation found.
    Kenny Jacoby, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
  • The tipping slowdown comes even as restaurants ease up on hiking menu prices and lean into discounts to keep luring guests to tables and drive-thrus.
    J.J. McCorvey, NBC News, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of lure
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