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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 leftover sauce can be tricky to reheat, and breast meat can dry out quickly.—
Hana Asbrink,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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The film would feature a chaptered narrative structure more common on streaming platforms than in theaters, a massive 214 minutes of runtime, and tackle India-Pakistan relations — a tricky subject, to say less than the least.—
Hannah Abraham,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Behind the scenes, Newsom’s staff have taken a similar approach and tone, calling for the tabloid to change language in stories that the team feels is inaccurate or misleading.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
2 Feb. 2026
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An administration official would make a claim about what happened, and later evidence would find these contentions to be misleading.—
Clarence Page,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Feb. 2026
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Microsoft confirms that its Microsoft 365 Roadmap is about to add a crafty new feature.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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Quinn, StyleCaster Contributing Writer For the crafty wives, give them the gift of a new hobby this love day.—
Jessie Quinn,
StyleCaster,
23 Jan. 2026
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Manipulation by wily women is a sexist trope as old as Adam and Eve, but this is an ugly new twist.—
Hillary Rodham Clinton,
The Atlantic,
29 Jan. 2026
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These people are getting wilier and wilier.—
Inga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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His initial rise to fame came from playing cunning and ruthless centuries-old vampire Eric Northman on True Blood.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Jan. 2026
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They’re built up to be these impossibly deadly and evil and cunning foes, and then our much less impressive heroes manage to take them down through grit and determination or just dumb luck.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Cereal The cereal aisle can be sneaky.—
Sarah Anzlovar,
Verywell Health,
26 Jan. 2026
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Except, when the rehearsals start in earnest and boys enter the duo’s orbit in after-school adventures, their already off-balance dual existence and sneaky one-upmanship worsens.—
Tomris Laffly,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2026
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This includes subtle feedback that traditional simulators often miss.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Jan. 2026
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Available in nine sizes, the rug's medallion pattern has subtle hints of blue, green, and pink throughout.—
Toni Sutton,
PEOPLE,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Trickish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trickish. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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