trickishness

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Noun
  • Britain’s largest police force, on the other hand, is presented as the height of duplicity.
    Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 3 June 2026
  • Pakistan, for its part, accused Washington of its own duplicity, relying on Pakistan as a partner to fight terrorism, yet never fully backing the country in its conflicts with India.
    Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 3 June 2026
Noun
  • It was made that much worse when several cast members laughed at her insincerity and Maddi Reese interrupted it several times because there was a stray cat nearby that terrified her.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 29 May 2026
  • Allen’s combo of flip insincerity and kindly concern is a terrific treat, recalling Bill Murray at his doofy best.
    Duane Byrge, HollywoodReporter, 11 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • In a dicey moment when Orgon thinks that his secret crookedness might mean his family’s utter ruin, a messenger from the King arrives.
    Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Such dissembling by the people who are where the buck stops raises doubt that the Pentagon’s final report will be candid.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2026
  • His inner self is right there and raw at the surface, leaving him incapable of dissembling, which is why Lancaster Dodd likes him so much.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The green-screen effects are knowing in their outright fakery; the nerdiness of the whole enterprise is lampshaded with a whole setpiece in a comic-book store.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 2 June 2026
  • In that vacuum, fakery thrives.
    Lane Brown, Vulture, 15 May 2026
Noun
  • Unable to outrun the Bitchfist, the Hand earns his reputation for cunning and courage.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 22 June 2026
  • 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.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 17 June 2026
Noun
  • Even at 35, the German has the guile to make an impact in the Premier League.
    Andy Naylor, New York Times, 15 June 2026
  • Age and guile, as the old saying goes, beat youth and skill every time.
    Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 4 June 2026
Noun
  • Every college and university has rules against plagiarism and other forms of intellectual dishonesty.
    Austin Sarat, Fortune, 23 June 2026
  • Among the grounds listed are fraud, embezzlement, theft, misappropriation of district resources, breach of fiduciary duty, neglect of duties, criminal convictions, violations of law, policy violations, dishonesty, insubordination and failure to perform contractual obligations.
    Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 18 June 2026
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“Trickishness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trickishness. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.

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