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as in circuitously
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as in artfully
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Recent Examples of deviously
And could a second season, sans the extraordinary talents of Steven Yeun and Ali Wong, deliver a story and themes in keeping with that brand, without sullying what was so deviously tricky about the original series and its tone?
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Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2026
Both the Death Note manga and this 37-episode adaptation are staggeringly original and deviously entertaining, a brilliant, gory dark comedy that fully capitalizes on its premise.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
DeSantis deviously gave the GOP four more districts, putting Democrats at a 20 to 8 disadvantage.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2025
Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2026
Both the Death Note manga and this 37-episode adaptation are staggeringly original and deviously entertaining, a brilliant, gory dark comedy that fully capitalizes on its premise.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
DeSantis deviously gave the GOP four more districts, putting Democrats at a 20 to 8 disadvantage.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deviously
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And the fact that lots of these startups ultimately sell to other startups circuitously makes things even more insular.—
Allie Garfinkle,
Fortune,
28 Sep. 2025
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Inside, the atmosphere was classically Parisian and artfully modern.—
Susmita Baral,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Dec. 2025
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Styled with a cropped bolero and an artfully messy bun atop her head, four of McCormack’s celebrity-favorite diamond Gypset earrings added the quintessential finishing touch.—
Lea Donenberg,
Vogue,
19 Nov. 2025
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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.—
Emma Madden,
Pitchfork,
11 June 2026
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The task is deceptively difficult.—
Sam Macdonald,
Scientific American,
11 June 2026
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But after Google’s summaries falsely tied two publishing companies to scams, the German court said the AI overviews were the firm’s own content, The Decoder reported.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
11 June 2026
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Police believe the burglaries may have involved someone falsely claiming to be a construction worker, building official or the representative of an insurance company involved in the aftermath of the blaze.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
11 June 2026
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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
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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
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Lactones are creamy, milky molecules that are naturally found in figs and can be artificially replicated to mimic the smell of sandalwood.—
Ariel Wodarcyk,
InStyle,
15 June 2026
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Sparkling water's primary benefit for blood sugar comes from choosing it instead of sugary or artificially sweetened sodas.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Verywell Health,
10 June 2026
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The Chinese delayed their retaliation for a while and then, very cunningly, took disproportionate revenge on Canada, recognizing Canada as the weaker link, who got less from the tariffs and were more exposed.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
4 Feb. 2026
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Promptly at nine, the garden gates opened on a scene of enchantment subtly designed to appeal to all the senses, cunningly lit, scented with strange perfumes to evoke vividly, as nothing but a perfume can, the suggestion which the setting was meant to convey….—
Laird Borrelli-Persson,
Vogue,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Deviously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deviously. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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