slipperiness

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Noun
  • Because of that treachery Castor was a pure mortal, but Pollux was a half god.
    Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 6 Apr. 2025
  • After weeks of treachery and deception, the final roundtable has been viewed, and the winner or winners for The Traitors Season 3 have been revealed.
    Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 6 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Read more Opinions in The Hill Op-ed related to energy & environment submitted to The Hill: Gavin Newsom’s climate change chicanery You’re all caught up.
    Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 6 Feb. 2025
  • Jane was a devout Protestant at a time of religious upheaval, the ultimate innocent victim of the chicanery of the Tudor court in the chaotic aftermath of Henry VIII’s reign.
    Pan Pylas, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Other times, the responsible parties engage in active subterfuge.
    Sarah Stillman, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
  • His delivery of Mantel’s dialogue—modern, intelligent, bristling with implication and subterfuge—is mesmerizingly clear.
    Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 20 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • No, his duplicity and shilling were on full display before, during and after his first term.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
  • No, his duplicity and shilling were on full display before, during and after his first term.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • That narrative decision fits with Saxon’s ethos to use real skills (sculpting, puppetry, painting) and not only computer trickery to accomplish their lofty goals.
    Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 27 Jan. 2025
  • Criticisms and claims of trickery are at times pointed out.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Slipperiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slipperiness. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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