slyness

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Recent Examples of slyness Ay, the superb slyness of that last response! Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
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Noun
  • 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.
    Denise Petski, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Luke Shaw’s technique and cunning at centre-back deserved to be better rewarded.
    Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The Uzbek defender does not deal in subtleties.
    Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Her ability to tease out the subtleties of millennial-speak led to over 25 million views and half a million followers.
    Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025

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“Slyness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slyness. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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