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Adjective
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My idea was not to get too trick-sy with it, to keep it at a fairly simple visual level.—
Corey S Powell,
Discover Magazine,
5 Nov. 2014 -
As Halloween approaches, investors seem fearful that good credit performance may be more trick than treat.—
Telis Demos,
WSJ,
21 Oct. 2022
Adjective
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Sure, there are thousands of SPF products to sift through, but finding the right sunscreen for your skin tone and type can be tricky.—
Sarah Han,
Allure,
11 June 2025
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For example: dad is always a little bit tricky to buy a gift for.—
Gretta Monahan,
Boston Herald,
8 June 2025
Adjective
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But to whack a cricket ball, delivered sometimes at high speeds over 90 mph by the craftiest bowlers on the planet, high into the sky and into the terraces, requires a combination of incredible strength, hand-eye coordination and bat speed.—
Tristan Lavalette,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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The moniker stuck thanks to her crafty tricks with the classroom thermostat.—
Ignacio Calderon,
USA Today,
21 May 2025
Adjective
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Sporting a bushy salt-and-pepper beard and a world-weary look in his eyes, Pearce finds dimensions both tragic and devious in what could have been merely the stock character of the wily long-term inmate whose isolation has cost him his humanity.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
10 June 2025
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From Congress to prison Weiner, a brash and ambitious politician whose New York accent and wily, kinetic style made for solid theater on the House floor, was once someone worth watching in the Democratic Party.—
Anthony Izaguirre,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
Adjective
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Particularly cunning or politically convenient women have infrequently maneuvered into the halls of power, but these female monarchs have served mostly as short detours during times when a male crown prince was either too young or too weak to stand on his own.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
8 June 2025
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Anderson stands the original on its head: grooming Liesl as a successor, Zsa-zsa introduces her to a world where cunning and force hold sway.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
29 May 2025
Adjective
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Though the two would've kept in touch over the years, it would be revealed in episode 2 that the sneaky little brown-noser with a hidden agenda was happily engaged to another woman and expecting his first child.—
Mekishana Pierre Published,
EW.com,
11 June 2025
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Fraud Detection: No, Elon Musk Is Not Sponsoring You Some fraud is obvious, but some fraud is sneaky.—
Raghu Para,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
Adjective
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The problem is that Flanagan—known for eerie but subtle horror films like Hush and Oculus and Netflix series like Midnight Mass and The Haunting of Hill House—puts too many overly earnest quotation marks around what should be the most moving scenes.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
6 June 2025
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For games that ran mostly fine on the original Switch, the upgrades are more subtle but still impressive.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
6 June 2025
Adjective
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Payment providers can face significant card brand penalties if they are found to facilitate deceptive behavior.—
Rochelle Blease,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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Don't fall prey to deceptive marketing language and inflated MSRP prices—our tips only take a few moments.—
Louryn Strampe,
Wired News,
12 June 2025
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“Trickish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trickish. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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