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Recent Examples of cardsharp
Always eyeing the horizon for the next easy buck, like a leering obese card sharp with an orange comb over on a steamboat chugging down the Mississippi, Trump appears unsatisfied with his crypto scams and international resort extortions.
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Guy Lawson, Rolling Stone, 22 June 2025
And there is possibly no American actor more suited than Mr. Mays to shuffling through the dozens of players in Dickens’s celebrated tale with the ease of a cardsharp.
—Charles Isherwood, WSJ, 23 Nov. 2022
The yarn Guimarães tells about encountering one of his idols, a storied cardsharp who could effortlessly pull off any sleight of hand necessary to tilt a high-stakes game in his favor, gets lost in the shuffle of the show’s activities.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2020
Guy Lawson, Rolling Stone, 22 June 2025
And there is possibly no American actor more suited than Mr. Mays to shuffling through the dozens of players in Dickens’s celebrated tale with the ease of a cardsharp.
—Charles Isherwood, WSJ, 23 Nov. 2022
The yarn Guimarães tells about encountering one of his idols, a storied cardsharp who could effortlessly pull off any sleight of hand necessary to tilt a high-stakes game in his favor, gets lost in the shuffle of the show’s activities.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cardsharp
Noun
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Trump ‘looking at’ pardoning Gretchen Whitmer kidnap plotters | RISING Niall Stanage and Amber Duke discuss President Trump considering pardoning defendants in Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer(D)’s kidnapping.—
The Hill,
The Hill,
30 May 2025
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The plotters have agreed that a leadership committee consisting of a few high-ranking officials would take over running the country and negotiate a deal with the United States to stop the Israeli attacks.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
22 June 2025
Noun
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How does history distinguish knaves from legendary figures?—
W.E. Gutman,
Sun Sentinel,
8 July 2025
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Implications Le Grand's work on post-World War II British social policy found that perceptions of human motivations gradually transformed, with the prevailing view of the typical British citizenry morphing from knight into knave as the costs of maintaining an expensive welfare state increased.—
Sachin H. Jain,
Forbes,
20 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Anyone from a Hollywood Goth to a streetwear enthusiast to your average Hollywood slickster looking for something streamlined and stylish will find something here.—
Max Berlinger,
Robb Report,
9 Mar. 2022
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The jive talker, the role of slang-slinging slickster, has been picked up by Slick, Junkyard Dog and the Godfather.—
Jeremy Harriot,
The Root,
1 Sep. 2017
Noun
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McKenna recently told IndieWire that the early attention can only help the film, despite some who think the sneak peaks will spoil the plot and the fashion.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
5 Aug. 2025
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Here’s a sneak peak into the menu and more about the new snazzy joint.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 July 2025
Noun
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And only his fans have been shelling out for $TRUMP or Trump sneakers, or sending fifty-dollar campaign donations that get diverted to pay his legal fees.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
11 Aug. 2025
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His daughter looked sporty chic in a pair of cream joggers, a black T-shirt and basketball sneakers.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Cardsharp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cardsharp. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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