as in to deceive
to cause to believe what is untrue
she was sucked in by a scam that was run by a shady outfit selling time-shares
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Recent Examples of suck in
This also prevents you from getting further sucked in.
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R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 17 Nov. 2024
Read our interview with the author here—then give it a download and prepare to get sucked in.
—Sarah Felbin, SELF, 20 Nov. 2024
The industry's hunger has led to a data land grab: Companies are vying to teach their baby AIs using information sucked in from many different sources — sometimes with the owner's permission, often without it — before new laws and court rulings make that harder.
—Ina Fried, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
Its minuscule volume, however, would at least prevent you from getting sucked in.
—Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 24 Sep. 2024
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R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 17 Nov. 2024
Read our interview with the author here—then give it a download and prepare to get sucked in.
—Sarah Felbin, SELF, 20 Nov. 2024
The industry's hunger has led to a data land grab: Companies are vying to teach their baby AIs using information sucked in from many different sources — sometimes with the owner's permission, often without it — before new laws and court rulings make that harder.
—Ina Fried, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
Its minuscule volume, however, would at least prevent you from getting sucked in.
—Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 24 Sep. 2024
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File-sharing phishing attacks, are an email threat in which a cybercriminal legitimate file-hosting or e-signature solutions to deceive the victim.Davey Winder, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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This content, much of it clearly generated by AI rather than intended to deceive—a medium of crude self-expression, not sophisticated subterfuge—may have been the technology’s biggest impact on the 2024 presidential election.Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2024
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But scammers are looking for their piece of the pie, tricking consumers into fraudulent purchases or gaining access to their funds.Daniel de Visé, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
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Scammers are getting better at tricking email users, that much is as clear as the Apple logo and typography in Polderman’s video.Zak Doffman, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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That rough rollout inspired immediate push-back and criticism from activists, some of which attached traffic cones to the hoods of cars to fool Cruise sensors and immobilize them.Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 11 Dec. 2024
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Don't be fooled into thinking a nice hotel is less likely to have bedbugs.Janet Loehrke, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Suck in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suck%20in. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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