deceive
verb (used with object)
to mislead by a false appearance or statement; delude.
was deceiving
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past progressiveof deceive.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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“Exxon and Mobil, through the Society for the Plastics Industry, created and promoted the chasing arrow symbol despite knowing that it was deceiving the public into thinking that all plastics are recyclable,” the complaint read.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 27, 2024
Earlier this year, the Environmental Protection Agency recommended that the Federal Trade Commission ditch the logo because it was deceiving consumers.
From Salon ● Aug. 7, 2023
But the World War II wreck’s placid appearance was deceiving.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 29, 2022
But even that number was deceiving, since the Capitals spent most of the campaign in the bottom five.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 16, 2022
We leapt up in delight, but we were not going to take a chance in case he was deceiving us.
From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat
