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as in cunning
clever at attaining one's ends by indirect and often deceptive means
we always left it to our most devious friends to find out the latest information
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as in twisted
marked by a long series of irregular curves
a devious trail through the swampland
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as in unnatural
departing from some accepted standard of what is normal
her behavior is devious because of a developmental disorder
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What does the everyday activity or product or brand look like through that lens of this wildly imaginative, deliciously devious world that Tim Burton has created in this movie?
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K.j. Yossman, Variety, 9 Sep. 2024
For the devious Beetlejuice (Keaton), meanwhile—the most famous character of the franchise—Atwood wanted to give his iconic black and white suit a modern update.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2024
Berger delights in the drama of assembling a conclave, and the scenes of the cardinals preparing to be sequestered are dished out with the devious zeal of a great whodunnit.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 2024
And then, before the ink was even close to dry on those update mandates, along came the cyber sleuths at Check Point Research, warning that a new variant of the devious Phemedrone Stealer has just been enhanced and is actively stealing crypto from unpatched Windows PCs.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024
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K.j. Yossman, Variety, 9 Sep. 2024
For the devious Beetlejuice (Keaton), meanwhile—the most famous character of the franchise—Atwood wanted to give his iconic black and white suit a modern update.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2024
Berger delights in the drama of assembling a conclave, and the scenes of the cardinals preparing to be sequestered are dished out with the devious zeal of a great whodunnit.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 2024
And then, before the ink was even close to dry on those update mandates, along came the cyber sleuths at Check Point Research, warning that a new variant of the devious Phemedrone Stealer has just been enhanced and is actively stealing crypto from unpatched Windows PCs.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024
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Peter Van Sant: Who is Christina Araujo in your book? Alex Morris: Manipulative, cunning, a chameleon.Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 19 Oct. 2024
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This pretense—like the episode with the monsters letting out the animals—shows a whole new level of cunning on the monsters’ part.Erik Kain, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
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Lead actor Nathan Meister returns to the role of Henry Oldfield, the sheep-phobic son of a farmer who discovers his twisted older brother has been carrying out dangerous genetic experiences on his livestock, which transform them from docile vegetarians to ruthless, carnivorous killers.Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
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The other two tales — equally twisted takes on Hansel and Gretel and Goldilocks — offer additional cultural insight into the era.EW.com, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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While some can be used across different hair textures, lengths, curl patterns, thicknesses, colors (natural and unnatural), and concerns, many are created with specific consumers and their needs in mind.Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 2 Nov. 2024
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Now Morisseau, who is half Haitian and half Black American, is exploring a new setting, that of urbane Port-au-Prince, some years after the 2010 earthquake, a natural disaster that brought to the fore, with devastating clarity, the unnatural cycles of exploitation that threaten to define Haiti.Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2024
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As cute as the circular jog wheel is, having to enter a name for your schedules and programs is a pain.Anthony Karcz, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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The unease of the 2024 election requires something stronger than cute song-and-dance routines.Vogue, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2024
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Another long and winding answer followed — about affordability, regulations, building her own home, the virtues of shop class — before Gluesenkamp Perez finally expressed concern the proposal could merely end up boosting housing costs.Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2024
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Katie Hafner: Susan Galbraith understands that the long and winding path to launching a new product requires a team effort.Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 24 Oct. 2024
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The decrease is attributed to the non-recurrence of prior year abnormal backlog deliveries and lower total demand.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024
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Treatments for abnormal ferritin levels may include eating iron-rich foods like lean salmon, leafy green vegetables, and beans.Lindsay Curtis, Health, 5 Nov. 2024
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But even without winning an Editors' Choice award, the 14-inch M4 MacBook Pro commands attention with some subtle new features.Brian Westover, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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Come September this year, the material anchored many fashion crowd ’fits, who opted for the material as subtle accessories and head-to-toe looks.Laura Jackson, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2024
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In 2016, a record-low voter turnout of 55% — an unusual milestone for an island known for high voter turnouts of 73% to 89% — as well as low numbers in the 2020 election signaled growing voter dissatisfaction with the two main parties amid the island’s financial crisis and recent natural disasters.Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
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The retirement of Chiarello made this race an unusual exercise for South Bay voters who got to choose between two candidates.Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Devious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devious. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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