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- must have employed some sophisticated sleight to con that wary couple out of their money
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- a brilliant new theory that pays tribute to his remarkable sleight of mind
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- artfulness,
- artifice,
- caginess
- (also cageyness),
- canniness,
- craft,
- craftiness,
- cunning,
- cunningness,
- deviousness,
- foxiness,
- guile,
- slickness,
- slyness,
- sneakiness,
- subtleness,
- wiliness
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- a muscle-bound weight lifter known more for his might than his sleight
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From the Editors at Merriam-Webster
‘Sleight’ or ‘Slight’ of Hand?
‘Sleight’ or ‘Slight’ of Hand?
Watch closely and be amazed.
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“Sleight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sleight. Accessed 20 Oct. 2020.
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The first known use of sleight was in the 14th century
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