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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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What the stars have to do with love is a tricky question.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2026
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The trickiest category might be novelty items, such as the SpongeBob disposable camera one family had used to document a vacation.—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Idahoans United has been collecting signatures for about 10 months after suing the Idaho attorney general and secretary of state over the draft ballot title and financial impact information that the nonprofit said was misleading.—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
19 Apr. 2026
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California has strong consumer protection laws that prohibit false and misleading advertising.—
Susan Shelley,
Oc Register,
18 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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That was all the crafty cephalopod needed.—
Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
20 Apr. 2026
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While Jowell is crafty, Aaden is a lefty power pitcher who likes to rack up strikeouts.—
Paul Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Apr. 2026
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At age 90, the wily Icahn must know that the chances that Kirby wins American are long.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
17 Apr. 2026
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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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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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And there’s like sneaky entrances into the stages.—
Andrea Domanick,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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Pick up these sneaky wide-leg sweatpants, which remind us of Stewart’s low-key bottoms.—
Averi Baudler,
PEOPLE,
18 Apr. 2026
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And according to therapists, that distinction can be subtle but significant, often showing up in patterns that feel normal on the surface but are actually rooted in the need to feel chosen rather than the desire to truly know someone.—
Hana Hong,
SELF,
22 Apr. 2026
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The final drink had a subtle floral note with a hint of cinnamon that reminded me of horchata.—
Tristan Graziano,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Trickish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trickish. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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