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verb

dupe

to deceive or trick someone into believing something false

In a sentence

Six example sentences with dupe, each labelled with its topic.

  • Fake dividend statements duped hundreds of retirees before a bank clerk noticed that every check came from the same address.

    Finance

  • A cloned login page dupes users by copying the real logo, and only the address bar gives the difference away.

    Technology

  • The whole heist works because the crew dupes a museum guard with a uniform, a clipboard, and a very confident walk.

    Movies

  • The founder duped investors with a demo that ran on a hidden laptop rather than the device on stage.

    Startups

  • Scammers dupe new players by offering a rare skin, then vanishing once the trade window closes.

    Gaming

  • The Piltdown skull duped experts for forty years before tests showed a human cranium paired with an ape's jaw.

    Science

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