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is tricking

  • present progressive
    of trick (3rd person singular).
    trick
    noun
    a crafty or underhanded device, maneuver, stratagem, or the like, intended to deceive or cheat; artifice; ruse; wile.

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There are many ways they are set up, but one typical method is tricking a person into handing over their details by pretending to be a bank or financial institution by phone.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2025

I was like, I gotta figure this out because I want to talk to people, but this ego is tricking me into thinking I don’t want to talk to anybody.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2025

Skeptical hypotheses include the possibility that we are dreaming, that a powerful demon is tricking us, and that we are brains in vats or trapped in virtual reality.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 15, 2022

“A lot of it is tricking them into thinking that we’re doing something fun, but actually we’ve woven some academic, or social-emotional skills,” said Cyoon McBride, Kent Youth and Family Services’ after-school program director.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 9, 2020

Part of me wonders if this is just some weirdo who stole my grandfather’s ring and is tricking my mom.

From "The Fourteenth Goldfish" by Jennifer L. Holm