slipperiness

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Noun
  • But the most intriguing finish—and the most on-brand level of treachery from Heyman—would be Paul stabbing both Roman and Punk in the back for Rollins.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
  • Sinners is about vampires, perpetual outsiders who desperately yearn to belong, but whose silky promises are rooted in treachery.
    Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 18 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Read more Opinions in The Hill Op-ed related to energy & environment submitted to The Hill: Gavin Newsom’s climate change chicanery You’re all caught up.
    Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 6 Feb. 2025
  • Jane was a devout Protestant at a time of religious upheaval, the ultimate innocent victim of the chicanery of the Tudor court in the chaotic aftermath of Henry VIII’s reign.
    Pan Pylas, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • To the relief of everybody, weeks of rumors/subterfuge/smokescreens/innuendo come to a merciful end.
    Jim Reineking, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Courts throughout the country have repeatedly seen through this subterfuge.
    Daniel Wallach, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • No, his duplicity and shilling were on full display before, during and after his first term.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
  • No, his duplicity and shilling were on full display before, during and after his first term.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The ability to render the real world using charcoal is utter trickery.
    Emily Wilson, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
  • But just try not to be tickled by even the simplest of the show’s trickery, like when a book fallen from a school locker flies right back in.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2025
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“Slipperiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slipperiness. Accessed 4 May. 2025.

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