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Adjective
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As Halloween approaches, investors seem fearful that good credit performance may be more trick than treat.—
Telis Demos,
WSJ,
21 Oct. 2022 -
If the high cost of it all is more trick than treat for you, here are several ways to turn your already smart home into a spook-tacularly genius haunted house.—
Jennifer Jolly,
USA TODAY,
28 Oct. 2021
Adjective
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The tricky thing is that everyone is different.—
Jeff Wagner,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Ott is one of the class’s trickier evaluations because the talent is better than the final two seasons suggests.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Such allegations are widespread but misleading.—
William Proctor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2026
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Hartsuch, a proponent of using ivermectin to treat COVID-19, alleges that in December 2021, Kent Nebel, then the executive director of the Board of Medicine, indicated that 17 Iowa doctors had complaints filed against them for spreading false or misleading information about COVID-19.—
Clark Kauffman,
Iowa Capital Dispatch,
11 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Pebley believes her Latson will learn a lot from two of the craftiest guards in the game.—
John Davis,
Daily News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Arozarena has been crafty on the base paths, recording three steals on three attempts.—
Data Skrive,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Rather, the hackers Smart and colleagues traced to an IP address in this city have been using the wily method his team uncovered to pilfer millions of dollars’ worth of cryptocurrency.—
Jessica Klein,
PC Magazine,
11 Apr. 2026
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The outlandish schemes of these wily characters have never failed to attract public attention.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Past friends and former associates described him to me as an exceptionally cunning con man, a consummate charmer, and a womanizer.—
Nate Freeman,
Vanity Fair,
3 Apr. 2026
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Starring Charlize Theron, Taron Egerton, and Eric Bana, the film was shot on location in the Australian wilderness and features Theron as a grieving woman on a solo adventure who becomes the target of a cunning killer (Egerton) in a twisted game of cat-and-mouse.—
Abid Rahman,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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This blue state's latest attack on free speech is awful and sneaky, too.—
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FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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After weeks of war rattling supply chains, some businesses are beginning to pass along higher costs to consumers with sneaky — and not-so-sneaky — price hikes.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
7 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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One search can yield a long list of options, each with its own rules, conditions, and subtle differences that are easy to miss at first glance.—
Matthew Kayser,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2026
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However, a slight blurring of stars at the edge of the frame seems to betray the subtle motion of the spacecraft — or camera — over the course of the 10-second exposure.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Trickish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trickish. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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