trickishness

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Noun
  • No, his duplicity and shilling were on full display before, during and after his first term.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
  • No, his duplicity and shilling were on full display before, during and after his first term.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Despite being outnumbered 50-to-1 by the Five Families of the Italian mafia, the Westies’ legendary brutality and cunning have given them the leverage necessary to share the spoils through a fragile détente.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Noted for his tenacity and cunning, Khamenei is also a man of conviction, and his hatred for the United States is deeply felt.
    Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • But here, Gyllenhaal mesmerizes in a career-best performance that taps into the infinite well of his talent, portraying Iago’s scorching resentment, guile and humor.
    Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2025
  • All of which is to say, Cooper is very good at playing someone adept at persuasion, either through intimidation or guile.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • For example, talking about a co-worker's dishonesty or whether children are safe around someone—though disparaging toward that individual—may have widespread benefit, McAndrew said.
    Cathy Nelson, Health, 28 Mar. 2025
  • In April 2021, state prosecutors said, Teran sent court records related to roughly three dozen deputies to a subordinate to evaluate for possible inclusion in internal databases that prosecutors use to track officers accused of dishonesty and other misconduct.
    Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Defense attorney Alan Jackson told the jury the collision never happened, and the investigation into Read was riddled with errors, bias, incompetence and deceit from the start.
    N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025
  • In economic markets, maintaining a consumer’s freedom of choice requires regulations against coercion and deceit.
    Michael Gregory, The Conversation, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • To stage Jordan’s dual role, for which both brothers are often together in the same frame, Coogler, relying on elaborate technology, displays a modest yet astounding craft.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2025
  • But this community resource offers so much more: story and craft times, free internet, computer stations, genealogical records, music collections—the list goes on.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Far from being some dastardly act of espionage and double-dealing, Cartwright made his fateful choice out of love.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Making his Broadway debut, Burr is a cyclone as the fast-talking, double-dealing Dave Moss, who springs a plan to steal the leads on his unwilling accomplice, George Aaronow (McKean, drolly exasperated).
    Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025
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“Trickishness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trickishness. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.

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