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Recent Examples of manipulative
Lough’s background in advertising is put to satirical use in commercial-style scenes that mirror the manipulative techniques of the industry.
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Lise Pedersen, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
Duffy’s greatest worry is Manus’ manipulative potential and moral unaccountability.
—Tor Constantino, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
Starring Denzel Washington in the title role and Jake Gyllenhaal as the manipulative Iago, the production played to 100% capacity for each of its eight shows last week, filling every single seat in the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, according to Playbill.
—Kaitlyn Huamani, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2025
Many early stories about Salome depicted her as an evil and manipulative temptress.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2025
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Lise Pedersen, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
Duffy’s greatest worry is Manus’ manipulative potential and moral unaccountability.
—Tor Constantino, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
Starring Denzel Washington in the title role and Jake Gyllenhaal as the manipulative Iago, the production played to 100% capacity for each of its eight shows last week, filling every single seat in the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, according to Playbill.
—Kaitlyn Huamani, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2025
Many early stories about Salome depicted her as an evil and manipulative temptress.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for manipulative
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Stricter consumer protection laws worldwide mean businesses face mounting scrutiny and potential legal repercussions for deceptive claims.—
Anjali Chaudhry,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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Issues concerning the scheme arise when the business utilizing it sells the data of consumers without proper consent or for deceptive purposes, as this could violate laws, the company said.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA TODAY,
20 Mar. 2025
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Competition supersedes cooperation, doing so in rather deceitful ways.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Although many online gambling venues have terms of service that bar underage use, some teens use deceitful methods to sidestep state law.—
Adam Hudacek,
Baltimore Sun,
10 Mar. 2025
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After Wednesday’s speech, some critics went online to accuse the governor of being hypocritical for making that charge against Trump in light of his pandemic actions.—
Rick Pearson,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Feb. 2025
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Phil Lyman, a former state representative and Trump supporter who challenged Mr. Cox for governor last year, said politicians like Mr. Cox were hypocritical.—
Kellen Browning,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2025
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Traditionally, the Huntsman, a character who received his own (sorta) spinoff in 2012 with Snow White and the Huntsman, is ordered by the Queen to kill Snow White but neglects the devious deed.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
16 Mar. 2025
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Some devious fun and games ensue and promptly backfire.—
Justin Chang,
The New Yorker,
12 Mar. 2025
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Every actor is absolutely perfect in this super-efficient romp, from Cleese’s perfect straight man amidst the chaos, to Curtis’ seductive, cunning femme fatale, to Palin’s stammering, animal-loving hitman whose assassination attempts go disastrously wrong.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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Their infatuations are challenged by a cunning philosopher who persuades the bros to pretend they’ve been suddenly drafted and to return later in disguise to woo each other’s fiancée.—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Tampa Bay is one of the most crooked places in America, according to fraud report data from the Federal Trade Commission.—
Martin Vassolo,
Axios,
20 Mar. 2025
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Talley also said the pathway of the bullet as the pathologist in the case testified disproves any legal theory that Ferguson’s arm was crooked at a 45-degree angle.—
Hetty Chang,
NBC News,
14 Mar. 2025
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Amidst, all the in court and outside court filings, statements and postures around this multi-lawsuit matter the NYT has long said its journalists did their job and there was nothing underhanded going on.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
4 Mar. 2025
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Brittany doubtless committed homicide, but the underhanded techniques that helped put her on death row could also be used against innocent people.—
Lawrence Wright,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
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That would be Mark Rylance as Henry’s lord privy seal, Thomas Cromwell, an endlessly fascinating and ambiguous figure—brilliant, scheming, moral—whom Rylance animates with gravity and kaleidoscopic skill.—
Taylor Antrim,
Vogue,
20 Mar. 2025
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The doors that slam, as farcical doors are built to do, open to work spaces, where a good deal of time is spent scheming and counter-scheming.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Manipulative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manipulative. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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