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as in cunning
skill in achieving one's ends through indirect, subtle, or underhanded means
he had an inherent guilefulness that made him a formidable power broker in Washington
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as in deception
the inclination or practice of misleading others through lies or trickery
it was guilefulness and not goodness that got the gold digger her millions
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Despite being outnumbered 50-to-1 by the Five Families of the Italian mafia, the Westies’ legendary brutality and cunning have given them the leverage necessary to share the spoils through a fragile détente.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
18 Mar. 2025 -
Noted for his tenacity and cunning, Khamenei is also a man of conviction, and his hatred for the United States is deeply felt.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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The Erosion Of Trust Through Inconsistent Words Many people associate the breakdown of trust with major betrayals like infidelity or deception.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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Warrantless search and seizure, deception, untrammeled use of force.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
25 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In discussion with Deadline, Thornton subtlety confirmed that Elliott had joined the cast after answering a question about working with his old pals Moore and Andy Garcia.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Apr. 2025
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But what truly fascinated him was the subtlety of its mode of action.—
Wade Davis,
Rolling Stone,
6 Apr. 2025
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The man who brought up the accusation of welfare fraud, who admitted to working for Alite's former boss John Gotti Jr., left the room, leaving a packet of handouts on a seat on his way out.—
Olivia Liu,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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Trump wants Chris Krebs, former director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, to be investigated for declaring, after careful study of the 2020 election, that there was no election fraud.—
Tom Zirpoli,
Baltimore Sun,
22 Apr. 2025
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Defense attorney Alan Jackson told the jury the collision never happened, and the investigation into Read was riddled with errors, bias, incompetence and deceit from the start.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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In economic markets, maintaining a consumer’s freedom of choice requires regulations against coercion and deceit.—
Michael Gregory,
The Conversation,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Guilefulness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guilefulness. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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