deceitfully

Definition of deceitfullynext

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deceitfully
Adverb
  • In the debt claims, individuals falsely allege government officials owe them money or property, in some cases claiming ownership of the victim’s home.
    Melody Gutierrez, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Scientists at the military’s labs concluded that a change in the manufacturing process of some poppy seeds had led to contamination, causing service members to be falsely accused of abusing drugs.
    Lucas Waldron, ProPublica, 6 Jan. 2026
Adverb
  • 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
  • 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
  • Often, those symptoms can deceptively improve for a time, before causing fatal complications within two to four days of eating the mushroom.
    Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2026
  • The fact that money is being deceptively extracted from Americans and funneled to foreign governments and crime rings, harming economic security, stoking fear and empowering bad foreign actors, is a national emergency.
    Caroline Melear, Oc Register, 13 Jan. 2026
Adverb
  • No theme rings more true than in Ariel Mahler’s short film Re-Entry, a masterclass character study that artfully weaves the tender and cerebral in a tale of reconciliation with past regrets and the overwhelming power of self-love.
    Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 24 Dec. 2025
  • Despite the rich visuals and heavy subject matter, the film itself feels subtle and restrained, the surreal plot artfully revealing itself to the viewer piece by devastating piece.
    Anastasia Sanger, Glamour, 22 Dec. 2025
Adverb
  • 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
  • Although that self-realization is timeless, Roder cannily positions it to speak to contemporary times.
    Stephen Saito, Variety, 23 Nov. 2025
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“Deceitfully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deceitfully. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.

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