trickishness

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Noun
  • The exceptions are Art Malik, who makes Claudius’ duplicity believable, and Sheeba Chadha, who is wrenching when Gertrude becomes remorseful.
    Caryn James, HollywoodReporter, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Such duplicity has been a constant feature of the second Trump administration, characterized by the abusive treatment of undocumented immigrants and the militarization of municipal law enforcement in our nation’s major cities.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • In an era of skepticism, audiences quickly detect insincerity.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • And as the secretive Jack, Travis Van Winkle oozes oily, sexist insincerity.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Fakery that is part of the story, and fakery added on by real life.
    Anne Carson, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2025
  • The fakery made the effects of the global financial crisis of 2008 and 2009 significantly worse in Greece.
    Luciana Lopez, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Luke Shaw’s technique and cunning at centre-back deserved to be better rewarded.
    Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Others praised the pup's cunning.
    Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • In between is a huge chessboard for honing skills of strategy and guile while catching a tan.
    Mark David, Robb Report, 4 Sep. 2025
  • There are no traces of guile, cynicism, arrogance or duplicity.
    John T. Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Johnson’s dishonesty doesn’t even take into consideration the carnage from the homicides of yesteryear in the Windy City.
    Christopher Tremoglie, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
  • This type of unvarnished discourse is refreshing in a game filled with dishonesty, spin, and secretive media briefings.
    Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • His lurid saga — set in the tropics, the plot revolving around deceit and a dead body — would be just the sort of onscreen story PMI specialized in financing.
    Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
  • And in a world where time is money, conditions are ripe for a perfect storm of greed, deceit, and willful gullibility—all in the hope of getting ahead faster than the rest.
    Luis E. Romero, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Ukraine's air force said Russia launched 142 drones into the country overnight into Monday morning, of which around 100 were Shahed strike drones and the rest decoy craft.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2025
  • HoneyBee Sage's signature brewed teas and alcohol-free craft cocktails will be available.
    La Risa R. Lynch, jsonline.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Trickishness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trickishness. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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