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Recent Examples of deceptively
Rife with cartoonish action and bright colors and perhaps, most importantly, a shirtless Noah Centineo, the first look at Kitao Sakurai’s Street Fighter film is almost deceptively promising.
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Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026
Hers is a dark, dark mind that weaves deceptively simple tales into terrifying psychological page turners like The Housemaid.
—E.l. James, Time, 15 Apr. 2026
The big visual element in Chloe Lamford’s deceptively simple set is a Chevy, which appears to be from the early 1960s.
—Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 10 Apr. 2026
So much of her take on this artist in perpetual waiting revolves around sizing situations up, keeping cards close to vests, masking intents, letting tiny ripples in deceptively placid surfaces stand in for big displays.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2026
Second-year wing Ja’Kobe Walter is acing the deceptively complicated act of knowing where to be.
—Eric Koreen, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Most recently, Rodriguez was seen recurring on Shonda Rhimes’ Netflix series The Residence as White House engineer Bruce Geller, a deceptively central figure in the show’s murder mystery.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2026
Be mindful of the constant wind, though, which can make the weather feel deceptively cooler.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Apr. 2026
The 2007 Clip That Launched a Meme The original 2007 video is deceptively simple.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026
Hers is a dark, dark mind that weaves deceptively simple tales into terrifying psychological page turners like The Housemaid.
—E.l. James, Time, 15 Apr. 2026
The big visual element in Chloe Lamford’s deceptively simple set is a Chevy, which appears to be from the early 1960s.
—Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 10 Apr. 2026
So much of her take on this artist in perpetual waiting revolves around sizing situations up, keeping cards close to vests, masking intents, letting tiny ripples in deceptively placid surfaces stand in for big displays.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2026
Second-year wing Ja’Kobe Walter is acing the deceptively complicated act of knowing where to be.
—Eric Koreen, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Most recently, Rodriguez was seen recurring on Shonda Rhimes’ Netflix series The Residence as White House engineer Bruce Geller, a deceptively central figure in the show’s murder mystery.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2026
Be mindful of the constant wind, though, which can make the weather feel deceptively cooler.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Apr. 2026
The 2007 Clip That Launched a Meme The original 2007 video is deceptively simple.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deceptively
Adverb
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Even a serial murderer can falsely accuse an innocent person of his crime and suffer no consequences, which breeds disrespect for the legal system.—
Wendy Murphy,
Boston Herald,
13 Apr. 2026
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Pakistan’s polio eradication program has been running anti-polio campaigns for years, though health workers and the police assigned to protect them are often targeted by militants who falsely claim the vaccination campaigns are a Western conspiracy to sterilize children.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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It had been artfully arranged, staged in a marble vase.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Apr. 2026
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Customers can also get a closer look at the espresso bar as baristas artfully whip up everything from a caramel macchiato to a cocoa cappuccino, with unobstructed views and new lighting above the pickup area.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 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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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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Research that has artificially introduced hives into natural areas like the high Sierra – places beekeepers don’t typically go – has generated competition that left less pollen and nectar for the native bees.—
Andony Melathopoulos,
The Conversation,
9 Apr. 2026
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Look beyond where others are flocking to Look beyond the same dozen or so companies everyone talks about on campus — and that become artificially competitive as a result.—
Gorick Ng,
CNBC,
8 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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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
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Some of the earliest sculptures ever depict naked women with unnaturally exaggerated breasts, hips and pubic triangles, but scholars still disagree about how to interpret them.—
Anna Swartwood House,
The Conversation,
2 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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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
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His presence is so recessive that the resulting footage, however cannily composed, looks, for the most part, like it was made by an unattended surveillance camera.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
19 Feb. 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 19 Apr. 2026.
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