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fooled
  • past participle of fool.
  • past tense form of fool.

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Wowed but not fooled, for everyone understood what was happening inside Muybridge’s machine: Still photos were displayed one after the other.

From Slate • May 25, 2026

Do not be fooled into thinking this is just a Premier League problem.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

“They fooled us,” says Victor, retired after a life as a freighter crewman.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

If it is a scam, you wouldn’t be the first ones fooled by a fake check.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

Some people were initially fooled but eventually figured out that the program wasn’t real.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow