trick into

verb

tricked into; tricking into; tricks into
: to use a trick to make (someone or something) do (something)
He was tricked into buying the car.

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Phishing scams, where employees or customers are tricked into revealing login credentials. — Evan Zimmer, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026 Consensual, purposeful data outperforms scraped noise every time—because users who willingly share offer better, more accurate information than those who've been tricked into doing so. — Mani Padisetti, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 The iconic bunny costume moment, when Elle is tricked into showing up to a non-costume party wearing a Playboy bunny get-up, was the catalyst for exploring how Elle was able to shake that humiliation off. — Scarlett Harris, IndieWire, 6 July 2026 The prank involved cast members being locked in a dark room and tricked into thinking a rattlesnake was loose in there with him. — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 26 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for trick into

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“Trick into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trick%20into. Accessed 13 Aug. 2026.

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