as in deception
the use of clever underhanded actions to achieve an end
that candidate only won the election through chicanery
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Recent Examples of chicanery
Spotify, the industry’s behemoth, claims that its fraud detection programs caught Smith’s alleged chicanery.
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Kate Knibbs, Wired News, 20 May 2025
While shocking nonprofit chicanery has found itself in the media spotlight, the story of one West Texas charity deserves to be told and to inspire.
—Jack Fowler, National Review, 7 Apr. 2025
The more processes and services a security tool contains, the more opportunities for such chicanery.
—PCMAG, 4 Mar. 2025
Mitchell and Evan Mobley overcame San Antonio’s chicanery to win the skills challenge.
—Law Murray, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025
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Kate Knibbs, Wired News, 20 May 2025
While shocking nonprofit chicanery has found itself in the media spotlight, the story of one West Texas charity deserves to be told and to inspire.
—Jack Fowler, National Review, 7 Apr. 2025
The more processes and services a security tool contains, the more opportunities for such chicanery.
—PCMAG, 4 Mar. 2025
Mitchell and Evan Mobley overcame San Antonio’s chicanery to win the skills challenge.
—Law Murray, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chicanery
Noun
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Last summer, an exponentially growing audience of fans watched her fall head-over-heels for Brit Aaron Evans, only to be left heartbroken over his deception and sobbing to an entirely too appropriate Sabrina Carpenter song chosen by the show's editors.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
19 July 2025
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Finding The Right Balance The cost of workplace deception is more than just a nasty surprise come employee feedback day.—
Dmitry Malin,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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The six-parter, to debut July 14, follows six groups of friends, and six historical cases of murder and treachery among them.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
19 June 2025
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But amid the bloodbaths and treacheries, Westeros still penciled in time for a little romance — some more compelling than others (Jon and Ygritte > Jon and Daenerys).—
Tyler Aquilina,
EW.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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An especially Jewish theme in the seventeenth century was not only the necessity but the dignity of subterfuge; to have lived in the shadows of another people’s empire had a nobility of its own, captured in this exquisite and ambivalent image.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
19 July 2025
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People generally might not realize the subterfuge at play.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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From encounters with mermaids, the devil and even Robin Hood to themes of superstition and skulduggery, these short tales are perfect escapism to dip in and out of during your summer vacation.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 May 2025
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This year the skulduggery began early and has been raging for week.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2025
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In the Carlson interview, Kennedy dismissed the many studies and scientific consensus that shots don’t cause autism as nothing more than statistical trickery.—
Patricia Callahan,
CNN Money,
18 July 2025
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Indeed, in the 1950s, a magician from New York named John Mulholland was secretly contracted with the agency to write a manual for Cold War spies on trickery and deception.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
6 July 2025
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What followed were weeks of negotiations and political gamesmanship, as Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) dared Democrats to oppose a test vote on the legislation.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
17 June 2025
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For Borchetta to sell her off to Braun was seen as gamesmanship, especially since both men openly strutted about the deal.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
30 May 2025
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Ukraine's systems are shrouded in secrecy, but the country is believed to have between six and seven operational Patriot batteries.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 July 2025
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After committing a hit-and-run and swearing each other to secrecy, this quartet is stalked by The Fisherman, a man wielding a killer hook.—
Mia Galuppo,
HollywoodReporter,
17 July 2025
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Between April 1 and 7, the fair gathered 60 brands at the Palexpo exhibition center that broke new records, showcased world premieres and offered an ever-growing array of technical and artistic legerdemain in their latest high-end timepieces.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
17 Apr. 2025
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Congressional legerdemain can’t wave away that reality.—
Howard Gleckman,
Forbes,
4 Dec. 2024
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“Chicanery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chicanery. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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