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dewy-eyed, easy, exploitable, naive (or naïve), susceptible, trusting, unwary, wide-eyed
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In a state founded on a gamble for gold, get-rich-quick gurus have thrived on gullible greenhorns. — Tom Noel, The Know, "16 strange, spooky and (mostly) true Colorado stories to tell around a campfire," 24 Aug. 2019 Ogunmola’s Viola is consistently assured, while Sabra Williams’ saucy Maria, Lorenzo Gonzalez’s boozy Sir Toby Belch, and Xavi Moreno’s doofus-y Sir Andrew Aguecheek are as gleeful a group of plotters as ever pulled a prank on a gullible dupe. — Los Angeles Times, "Review: A ‘Twelfth Night’ to outrage Shakespeare purists with delightful defilement for the rest of us," 28 July 2019 Her decision to, through her representation, depict the 28 players as acquiescent and gullible will only widen the gulf. — Michael Mccann, SI.com, "Hope Solo's Desire to Join Mediation Alters Dynamic of USWNT's Equal Pay Fight," 23 July 2019 Trump, the bet appears to be, will win new supporters with new sound-bites about being environmentally-friendly, because Americans are so gullible. — Heather Timmons, Quartz, "The Trump White House tries to rewrite its own history on the environment," 9 July 2019 There were questions that the beneficiary of the GoFundMe account was not the real spitter, but some fake spitter just trying to play the victim and squeeze money out of gullible Trump-hating leftists. — John Kass, Twin Cities, "John Kass: That waitress who spit on Eric Trump? She’s lucky I’m not king.," 30 June 2019 So take the Scotts' warning under advisement, and make sure your more gullible friends and family are aware, too. — Kaitlin Menza, House Beautiful, "There's A Property Brothers Scam Circulating On The Internet," 25 Jan. 2019 Yet the left push these unverified and uncorroborated claims throughout the highest levels of our government right into the gullible media, their arm that pushes their propaganda. — Fox News, "Reps. Meadows, Jordan call on Rosenstein to testify," 27 Sep. 2018 Its occasional attempts at wryness result in a choking dryness, with the only levity coming from the arrival of a green and gullible cousin, Greg (Nicholas Braun), who attempts to ingratiate his way into this inner circle of snakes. — Hank Stuever, chicagotribune.com, "In HBO's 'Succession,' a family so cruel you'll be sorry you ever met them," 1 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'gullible.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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