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Recent Examples of deceptively
Caramel highlights Surfer-girl blonde is deceptively finicky and can take a beating from summer elements like salt, sand, sun, and chlorine.
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Loren Savini, Allure, 14 May 2026
However, on closer inspection the deceptively casual bottoms were not denim at all.
—Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 12 May 2026
The shift Freedman describes is deceptively simple.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 11 May 2026
Cassie’s winged rhinestones - Season 2, Episode 1 Davy started off season 2’s makeup with a deceptively innocent look for Cassie.
—Hannah Kerns, PEOPLE, 10 May 2026
Need to Know The Quince Italian Leather Sling Pack is a deceptively roomy and versatile travel bag.
—Michelle Baricevic, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2026
Hand says that a couple of errors that can make randomly occurring patterns look deceptively connected.
—Faye Flam, Scientific American, 7 May 2026
Where other A-list acts take a more-is-more approach with lavish setups and dazzling costumes, Eilish keeps her act deceptively modest.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 7 May 2026
The idea of intersectionality is deceptively and seductively simple—too simple, doubters sometimes think, to require an academic theory.
—Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Loren Savini, Allure, 14 May 2026
However, on closer inspection the deceptively casual bottoms were not denim at all.
—Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 12 May 2026
The shift Freedman describes is deceptively simple.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 11 May 2026
Cassie’s winged rhinestones - Season 2, Episode 1 Davy started off season 2’s makeup with a deceptively innocent look for Cassie.
—Hannah Kerns, PEOPLE, 10 May 2026
Need to Know The Quince Italian Leather Sling Pack is a deceptively roomy and versatile travel bag.
—Michelle Baricevic, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2026
Hand says that a couple of errors that can make randomly occurring patterns look deceptively connected.
—Faye Flam, Scientific American, 7 May 2026
Where other A-list acts take a more-is-more approach with lavish setups and dazzling costumes, Eilish keeps her act deceptively modest.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 7 May 2026
The idea of intersectionality is deceptively and seductively simple—too simple, doubters sometimes think, to require an academic theory.
—Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deceptively
Adverb
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Her father, Atticus Finch, is a lawyer and defends a Black man who’s been falsely accused of raping a white woman.—
Melinda Salchert,
Southern Living,
10 May 2026
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Cody Hayes/TikTok Scores of online companies are increasingly turning to generative AI technology to deceive consumers, falsely portraying themselves as struggling small businesses to charge a premium for lower quality products, an ABC News visual investigation found.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
8 May 2026
Adverb
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In fact, his film is rapturously alive with the lulling sounds and intoxicating sites of the natural world, artfully expressed through its soundtrack and sensual cinematography.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
13 May 2026
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Their signature maximalism and polish have been artfully incorporated into the historic British train.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
12 May 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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Any pivot toward diplomacy that includes sanctions relief — whether proposed in Washington or Berlin — ignores the fundamental Machiavellian truth that a regime hated by its own people cannot be saved by its external fortresses, but it can be artificially sustained by foreign gold.—
Liram Koblentz-Stenzler,
Chicago Tribune,
11 May 2026
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Right now, cities are starved of revenue because large commercial property owners are paying artificially low, outdated tax rates and that holds back local investment in schools, housing and infrastructure.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
Adverb
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New segments start looking leggy, which means unnaturally long and thin.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 Apr. 2026
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His baritone vocals are well presented, falling neatly into the frequency range the speaker likes to emphasize, though they are unnaturally boosted in some of his lowest notes.—
Mark Knapp,
PC Magazine,
30 Mar. 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
Cite this Entry
“Deceptively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deceptively. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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