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tricked

  • past participle of trick.
  • past tense form of trick.

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The court also concluded that there was “no evidence at trial” that Mr. Mackey’s tweets actually tricked anyone.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 2026

In the suit, she claims that she was contacted by someone posing as a talent agent or producer and tricked into offering “private details of her life” over the phone in 2022.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 19, 2026

As a result, people were more susceptible to being scammed - something that often happened at a vulnerable moment, even if the victim did not consider themselves vulnerable to being tricked.

From BBC Jun. 14, 2026

She spotted the problem before being tricked, but many thousands of others were not so lucky.

From BBC Jun. 14, 2026

I think maybe I accidentally tricked you, too.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr