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or cardsharper
as in schemer
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Recent Examples of cardsharp
And there is possibly no American actor more suited than Mr. Mays to shuffling through the dozens of players in Dickens’s celebrated tale with the ease of a cardsharp.
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Charles Isherwood, WSJ, 23 Nov. 2022
The yarn Guimarães tells about encountering one of his idols, a storied cardsharp who could effortlessly pull off any sleight of hand necessary to tilt a high-stakes game in his favor, gets lost in the shuffle of the show’s activities.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2020
Charles Isherwood, WSJ, 23 Nov. 2022
The yarn Guimarães tells about encountering one of his idols, a storied cardsharp who could effortlessly pull off any sleight of hand necessary to tilt a high-stakes game in his favor, gets lost in the shuffle of the show’s activities.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cardsharp
Noun
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The alleged coup plotters envisaged the assassination of Lula’s Vice President Geraldo Alckmin and Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, the Supreme Court said in its arrest order.—
Tara John,
CNN,
21 Nov. 2024
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Like the kamikaze pilots in the same story, whose deaths lost their sacred meaning once Emperor Hirohito renounced his divinity after the war, the plotters in 1936 worshipped not a man but a deity.—
Ian Buruma,
The New Yorker,
6 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The modern health insurer is regarded as either a knave or a pawn and is seldom regarded as a knight.—
Sachin H. Jain,
Forbes,
20 Dec. 2024
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Human beings are motivated by virtue (knights) or rigid self-interest (knaves), or are passive victims of their circumstances (pawns).—
Sachin H. Jain,
Forbes,
20 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Anyone from a Hollywood Goth to a streetwear enthusiast to your average Hollywood slickster looking for something streamlined and stylish will find something here.—
Max Berlinger,
Robb Report,
9 Mar. 2022
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The jive talker, the role of slang-slinging slickster, has been picked up by Slick, Junkyard Dog and the Godfather.—
Jeremy Harriot,
The Root,
1 Sep. 2017
Noun
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Giving you a sneak peak into our holy-grails below, there are plenty of moisture-replenishing face creams, protective face serums, replenishing face masks, and rejuvenating beauty tools to discover.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
21 Feb. 2025
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Buyers will see a slate of 12 new docs in total, including sneak peaks of upcoming projects.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
18 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Where some sneakers feel like marshmallows, Ons tend to be bouncier, lighter, and pretty darn cloudlike.—
Sara Coughlin,
SELF,
24 Feb. 2025
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These sneakers are specifically crafted with women’s anatomy in mind, providing the essential cushioning needed for all-day support.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Feb. 2025
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“Cardsharp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cardsharp. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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