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as in studying
to commit to memory
usually candidates con their entire campaign speech, right down to the jokes they supposedly ad-lib
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as in examining
to look over closely (as for judging quality or condition)
seemed to be conning his face for any sign of uncertainty
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as in cheating
to rob by the use of trickery or threats
a fly-by-night operator who had conned hundreds of would-be homeowners out of their hard-earned money
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as in tricking
to cause to believe what is untrue
tried to con me into thinking that he had actually won the lottery
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as in steering
to operate or control the course of
there was white-knuckle tension as the captain conned the gunboat through the mine-infested harbor
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“Conning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conning. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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