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Recent Examples of cleverly
The button at the collar is also cleverly placed.
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Joe Jackson, Outside, 16 Mar. 2026
Bierman cleverly — and with some humor — shows these characters dissecting their features with dissatisfaction and anxiety.
—Michael Zwiebach, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Mar. 2026
Designed by group collaborator and designer Dorothee Meilichzon, the rooms’ whimsical stylings are cleverly counterbalanced with classic details like parquet flooring, white walls and linens, and light wood.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Mar. 2026
The entry’s velvet-and-walnut bench, for example, can cleverly stow packages and shoes.
—Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 13 Mar. 2026
But sometimes the circle is cleverly hidden, and sometimes the reason pi pops up is a mathematical mystery!
—Emma R. Hasson, Scientific American, 12 Mar. 2026
The play cleverly allows the deceased Hamnet to live on perpetually through the character Hamlet.
—Jeanette Tran, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2026
Bob’s probate administrator had cleverly avoided the $101,000 bill.
—Virginia Hammerle, Dallas Morning News, 8 Mar. 2026
Set in London and Spain, the story unfolds across six episodes — Wright directed the first three — and cleverly heightens the tensions sometimes experienced in in-law relationships.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Mar. 2026
Joe Jackson, Outside, 16 Mar. 2026
Bierman cleverly — and with some humor — shows these characters dissecting their features with dissatisfaction and anxiety.
—Michael Zwiebach, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Mar. 2026
Designed by group collaborator and designer Dorothee Meilichzon, the rooms’ whimsical stylings are cleverly counterbalanced with classic details like parquet flooring, white walls and linens, and light wood.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Mar. 2026
The entry’s velvet-and-walnut bench, for example, can cleverly stow packages and shoes.
—Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 13 Mar. 2026
But sometimes the circle is cleverly hidden, and sometimes the reason pi pops up is a mathematical mystery!
—Emma R. Hasson, Scientific American, 12 Mar. 2026
The play cleverly allows the deceased Hamnet to live on perpetually through the character Hamlet.
—Jeanette Tran, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2026
Bob’s probate administrator had cleverly avoided the $101,000 bill.
—Virginia Hammerle, Dallas Morning News, 8 Mar. 2026
Set in London and Spain, the story unfolds across six episodes — Wright directed the first three — and cleverly heightens the tensions sometimes experienced in in-law relationships.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cleverly
Adverb
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Pendant lighting by Devol hangs over the island, where Frama stools tuck in neatly.—
Leonora Epstein,
Architectural Digest,
19 Mar. 2026
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Her fresh braids were laid and neatly tucked under her signature paisley bandana, adorned by gems that reflected the strobe lights.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
18 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Instead, Fland — the Gators’ best on-ball defender — allowed Stirtz to freely catch the ball cleanly.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 Mar. 2026
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As if in slow motion, the ball ricocheted off the rim and into the backboard before dropping cleanly through the net.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
22 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Yet Göring dominates the movie thanks to Russell Crowe’s performance, somehow both indulgently big and dexterously subtle.—
Matt Zoller Seitz,
Vulture,
11 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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The aptly named Thermal, California, was forecast to hit 110 degrees on Friday.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
19 Mar. 2026
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Mara looks aptly frightened and confused, or maybe that was just my own face reflected in the screen.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
18 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Green’s guitar whirls nimbly underneath the words, while an effect like a muted choir loops in the background.—
Linnie Greene,
Pitchfork,
6 Mar. 2026
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In a film that nimbly walks the tightrope between lightheartedness and weightlessness, Jerry and Mabel’s antagonistic relationship ends up proving the unexpected core of the story.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
2 Mar. 2026
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