snowed

verb

past tense of snow
1
as in tricked
to cause to believe what is untrue easily snowed by her glib talk

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2
as in bleached
to make white or whiter by removing color the years had snowed his hair to a silvery white, making it difficult at first to recognize her old high school crush

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Recent Examples of snowed There are songs for each segment, which include Goofy cleaning up, a dark turn with Daisy in a power outage and snowed-in Pluto. — Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 May 2026 The insulation from the ceiling snowed down onto virtually every part of the building — exhibits, artifacts, galleries and display cases. — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Apr. 2026 The season will be set in November, so maybe there’s a surprise snowstorm and everyone gets snowed in. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026 Opening day at County Stadium was snowed out, after Milwaukee was hit with more than 13 inches of snow. — Chris Foran, jsonline.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snowed
  1. tricked
  2. bleached
  3. fooled
  4. faded
  5. deceived
  6. brightened
Verb
  • In the past couple of years, deepfakes have already tricked large firms like Arup into wiring $25 million to scammers.
    — Allyson Kapin, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • In September 2025, a judge dismissed the lawsuit, noting that consumers could still enjoy the treats even if they felt tricked by the wrappers.
    — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of tricked
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  • Inside, the scenery is far more elaborate than in its outdoor counterparts as there is no danger of it getting bleached by the sun or blowing away.
    — Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Their typically bright coral feathers were white, as if they had been bleached.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026
Definition of bleached
Verb
  • No case illustrates the ease with which they are fooled like the confirmation of Todd Blanche as attorney general.
    — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Ultimately, Marissa is a devoted mom who had nothing to do with her son’s disappearance and who was fooled by her own husband.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of fooled
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  • Hogan had largely faded from the headlines since his reinstatement, continuing to prosecute mostly white-collar and financial crimes and winning his fair share of jury trials.
    — Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The default setting also left colors looking faded, but raising the Saturation setting just a bit largely fixed that.
    — M. David Stone, PC Magazine, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of faded
Verb
  • Now some say the operation has left them feeling deceived and questioning whether the White House considered their safety.
    — Scott Nover, Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2026
  • White House pool reporters deceived Advertisement McDonald pushed back on the idea that Air Force One and the people still aboard it, including journalists, were left exposed.
    — Philip Wang, Time, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of deceived
Verb
  • Around that time, the comet experienced a large outburst, which brightened it about 8,000 times.
    — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • My whole life, my father had brightened at the sight of me, laughed at my jokes, and advised my brother, three years younger, to follow my example.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of brightened

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“Snowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snowed. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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