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Recent Examples of cannily
Then stay even longer for how cannily the album sustains its mix of droll delivery and pure heartbreak.
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Chris Willman, Variety, 26 Oct. 2025
Rental Family cannily exploits its unusual premise to both comical and moving effect.
—Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Chris Willman, Variety, 26 Oct. 2025
Rental Family cannily exploits its unusual premise to both comical and moving effect.
—Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cannily
Adverb
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Featuring the works of artist Michael Storrings, the puzzle artfully depicts a snowy winter scene in New York City, complete with the subway line, skyscrapers, bright yellow taxis, storefronts, and of course, pedestrians strolling the streets.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
30 Oct. 2025
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Gonzalez held Browns receiver Jerry Jeudy to zero catches, and artfully guided Jeudy into the sideline on a fourth-down throw late in the game that fell incomplete.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
26 Oct. 2025
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The previously unseen notes reveal that Trump, 79, once again asked Pence to refuse to certify the election results and falsely claim that it had been rigged in favor of former President Joe Biden.—
Michael Nied,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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Defense Priorities scholars argue that the cartels are being falsely equated with terrorist groups like Al Qaeda, and warn of mission creep without clear objectives or legal justification.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Paxton claimed Tylenol was deceptively marketed to pregnant women.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
28 Oct. 2025
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Another deceptively simple dish is the chicken rice (cơm gà) featuring an intact leg and thigh accompanied by a flavorful, crimson half dome of rice.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
23 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Additional uses of geolocation data, the providers say, include proving a bettor is dishonestly disputing credit card charges, revealing sign-up bonus abuse or showing that someone is illegally making proxy wagers across state lines.—
Dan Bernstein,
Sportico.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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As naive as that may sound in a world where so many self-evident rights and wrongs are being routinely, dishonestly evaluated and reevaluated, the series elevates simple truths in ways that are downright inspirational.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
4 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Astronomers can put together a picture using that data, then color it artificially to make various sections stand out.—
Monisha Ravisetti,
Space.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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So soon because of the prices made artificially high by tariffs, that subsidize inefficiency and poor management, people stop buying.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Cannily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cannily. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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