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Discover LudwigThe phrase "are duped" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where someone has been deceived or tricked.
Example: "Many consumers are duped by false advertising and end up purchasing products that do not meet their expectations."
Alternatives: "are deceived" or "are misled".
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are duped
verb
To swindle, deceive, or trick.
Exact(35)
He added: "It's obvious that people are duped, they have a herd mentality.
The young women are duped and begin to pad and enhance and the cycle continues.
And is it MySpace's fault when teenage girls are duped by older men?
The Food and Drug Administration, Dr. Portenoy said, is going after doctors who are "duped, dishonest, disabled or dated".
The archdiocese argues that congregants, often new to the United States, are duped into believing they are in a Roman Catholic church.
It both plays to a new generation's savviness in knowing that everyone is trying to sell them something, and sadness that they are duped over and over.
Similar(23)
"They are duping the public," Greenwood told BBC News.
Not everyone was duped.
I was duped.
You are being duped.
We've been duped.
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