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Recent Examples of deceitfully
But through no fault of the actress, the film starts to sag as Erika morphs from intoxicating vixen to deceitfully manipulative monster.
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 24 Jan. 2026
Many homeowners consider white paint a safe choice, but settling on the right tone for your space is deceitfully tricky.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 15 Jan. 2026
David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 24 Jan. 2026
Many homeowners consider white paint a safe choice, but settling on the right tone for your space is deceitfully tricky.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 15 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deceitfully
Adverb
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Some families were reportedly subjected to threats and pressure to falsely attribute responsibility for the killings to protesters.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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According to prosecutors, Burkhalter falsely said those investments were backed by real estate holdings.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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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Despite the promise of AI and imaging, Lam argues that some of the most critical breakthroughs are deceptively simple.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
5 Feb. 2026
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The ingredients and instructions were deceptively simple.—
Jamila Robinson,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
3 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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The scenes at the reunion are simply but artfully shot in black and white, including a revealing conversation the men’s wives and partners have about living with them that gently expands the perspectives brought into the film’s portrait.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
29 Jan. 2026
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The model must know the rules well enough to know how to break them artfully.—
Amir Husain,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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The special’s opening half-hour is a series of meaningful opening salvos like this, cannily shoehorned into catch-up anecdotes, each of them laying the groundwork for where Nanjiani ultimately wants the hour to land without tipping his hand in one direction or another.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
19 Dec. 2025
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Although that self-realization is timeless, Roder cannily positions it to speak to contemporary times.—
Stephen Saito,
Variety,
23 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Deceitfully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deceitfully. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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