as in to trick
to cause to believe what is untrue
you're having me on, aren't you, mate?
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Recent Examples of have on
Listen to this article As president and CEO of the Hartford Foundation, Jay Williams knows full well that there is an issue on the minds of people across the state and the nation: the negative impact that enormous student loans can have on college graduates.
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Helen I. Bennett, Hartford Courant, 11 Apr. 2025
This infographic shows the number of hospitals each state has on the World's Best Hospitals 2025 ranking, highlighting the Top 5 overall in the U.S.
California had 41 hospitals represented on the U.S. list, the most of any state.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
Since becoming a family of four, both the rapper and the beauty mogul have been vocal about the positive impact parenthood has had on their lives.
—Kayla Grant, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025
And multiple outlets have reported that the HUD’s workforce could be drastically slashed within the Federal Housing Administration and elsewhere, raising questions about the potential impacts such cuts could have on homebuyers.
—Julia Mueller, The Hill, 14 Apr. 2025
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Helen I. Bennett, Hartford Courant, 11 Apr. 2025
This infographic shows the number of hospitals each state has on the World's Best Hospitals 2025 ranking, highlighting the Top 5 overall in the U.S.
California had 41 hospitals represented on the U.S. list, the most of any state.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
Since becoming a family of four, both the rapper and the beauty mogul have been vocal about the positive impact parenthood has had on their lives.
—Kayla Grant, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025
And multiple outlets have reported that the HUD’s workforce could be drastically slashed within the Federal Housing Administration and elsewhere, raising questions about the potential impacts such cuts could have on homebuyers.
—Julia Mueller, The Hill, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for have on
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Be Wary of Phishing Emails and Texts After a breach, scammers may impersonate the affected company to trick you into clicking malicious links.—
Alex Vakulov,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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She was tricked by the very devilish Zeus, who broke his way into many marriages.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
6 Apr. 2025
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But as, as the brilliant evolutionary psychologist Geoffrey Miller notes, our capacities to judge competence have evolved, so too have our capacities to deceive others about it.—
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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And Ken claims to be a man of faith but uses fake Uber accounts to meet his girlfriend and deceive his family.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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But don't let the name fool you, Murderbot isn't actually the frightening story of a dangerous security robot.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Then, as if anyone was fooled, the talk show host pulled off his hat, wig and snap-on nose and lip piercings and Sheeran pulled of his wig to reveal his signature carrot top to shouts of joy.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
9 Apr. 2025
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One of them was a private school with 300 students that has taken in an additional 900 students from a nearby public school.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
14 Apr. 2025
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This could include a spinoff of the business with CoStar retaining some ownership, a sale of a part of the business to a strategic investor or taking in some third-party capital.—
Kenneth Squire,
CNBC,
12 Apr. 2025
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“Have on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/have%20on. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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