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Recent Examples of deceptively
Pascale accompanies her with deceptively simple down-bows and up-bows, bearing the technical difficulty lightly, as though that’s just the shape and movements her hands happen to take.
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Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 11 June 2026
What might look like a deceptively healthy lasagna is actually filled with tender noodles, marinara, ricotta, mozzarella, Parmesan, and fresh basil.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 10 June 2026
So you’re confused by the oversized, intimidating World Cup, which starts on Thursday with a deceptively simple 90-minute match between host Mexico and South Africa.
—Filip Bondy, New York Daily News, 10 June 2026
Through this deceptively simple framework, Hiraide delivers a poetic and poignant meditation on the passage of time, the meaning of work and love, and the surprise of finding joy in life’s ephemeral details.
—Literary Hub, 9 June 2026
That’s the deceptively simple claim to which Gordon Wood, the historian who was tragically killed at the age of 92 on Sunday, devoted his career.
—Craig Bruce Smith, The Atlantic, 9 June 2026
Like every other side in this balanced and deceptively tough group, do not write off Australia.
—Thom Harris, New York Times, 5 June 2026
The name of this product is deceptively simple, but also the only way to maintain accuracy without being paragraphs long.
—Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 5 June 2026
In a loss, OpenAI could face pressure to implement remedies like age-gating free ChatGPT accounts to protect kids, shutting down conversations that discuss violence and suicide, and removing features that the state says deceptively make ChatGPT feel like talking to a human.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 1 June 2026
Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 11 June 2026
What might look like a deceptively healthy lasagna is actually filled with tender noodles, marinara, ricotta, mozzarella, Parmesan, and fresh basil.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 10 June 2026
So you’re confused by the oversized, intimidating World Cup, which starts on Thursday with a deceptively simple 90-minute match between host Mexico and South Africa.
—Filip Bondy, New York Daily News, 10 June 2026
Through this deceptively simple framework, Hiraide delivers a poetic and poignant meditation on the passage of time, the meaning of work and love, and the surprise of finding joy in life’s ephemeral details.
—Literary Hub, 9 June 2026
That’s the deceptively simple claim to which Gordon Wood, the historian who was tragically killed at the age of 92 on Sunday, devoted his career.
—Craig Bruce Smith, The Atlantic, 9 June 2026
Like every other side in this balanced and deceptively tough group, do not write off Australia.
—Thom Harris, New York Times, 5 June 2026
The name of this product is deceptively simple, but also the only way to maintain accuracy without being paragraphs long.
—Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 5 June 2026
In a loss, OpenAI could face pressure to implement remedies like age-gating free ChatGPT accounts to protect kids, shutting down conversations that discuss violence and suicide, and removing features that the state says deceptively make ChatGPT feel like talking to a human.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 1 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deceptively
Adverb
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The incident was brought to light after Randle falsely reported that Dinkins had been kidnapped at gunpoint in New Castle County, Delaware.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
8 June 2026
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Jamila Carrington Smith, founder & CEO at Centric AI, Inc and mother of two teenagers, says that her son was actually falsely accused of using AI on his homework.—
Staff Author,
Parents,
7 June 2026
Adverb
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Expecting a romantic interlude, he is horrified to find Jenny’s lifeless body artfully arranged on the bed.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
7 June 2026
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Kids While the lobster is plentiful and the Champagne flows, the St Regis artfully avoids any pretension.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
Adverb
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Jacob goes to Isaac with this hairy disguise, deceitfully announces himself as Esau, and obtains his father’s blessing—much to the chagrin of his brother.—
Charles Preston,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
13 Mar. 2026
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To help fill their coffers even more, the lobbyists deceitfully expanded the definition of those notch years to include everyone born through 1926.—
Tom Margenau,
Dallas Morning News,
1 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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In that lawsuit, State Farm said that the record only showed a disagreement over the cause of roof damage, and that there was no evidence the company had acted dishonestly.—
Michael Copley,
NPR,
28 Apr. 2026
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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
Adverb
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One casualty of this dire outcome is a threat to Fed independence, notes Fortune’s Nick Lichtenberg, if it were forced to artificially lower rates in order to make borrowing cheaper.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
28 May 2026
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Because of eggs’ unique properties, artificially engineering them is a difficult task.—
Devika Rao,
TheWeek,
28 May 2026
Adverb
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Sigur screamed unnaturally loud for everyone within earshot to hear.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
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New segments start looking leggy, which means unnaturally long and thin.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Sections of the granite supports of the Keck statue are cannily manipulated and embellished with stars and swirling vortex-forms in Lithichrome paint into works of art themselves.—
Horace D. Ballard,
Artforum,
22 Apr. 2026
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So begins a cycle of financial pressure, entrepreneurial hurdles, and major crimes committed out of desperation that cannily blurs the line between legitimate business strategy and the art of the con.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
11 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Trump hypocritically voted by mail himself in a recent Florida special election.—
George Skelton,
Mercury News,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Deceptively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deceptively. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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