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Recent Examples of Synonyms for troublemaking
Adjective
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So Robert here, sitting in broad daylight smack bang in downtown Portland with four fentanyl pills on open display beside him, is now being slightly legally naughtier than during decriminalization.—
Matt Thompson,
SPIN,
3 Feb. 2025 -
The effect, as customer Dave Harwood of Orlando noted on his way out the door, was not particularly naughty.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
4 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Throughout her career, she was known for never mincing words, calling out men for misbehavior and backwards attitudes in her music.—
Julyssa Lopez,
Rolling Stone,
17 Feb. 2025
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Sometimes, this is the result of malicious attacks by antagonistic entities or foolish misbehavior on the part of the executives themselves, but other times, even innocent mistakes in online reputation management can cause damage.—
Chad Angle,
Forbes,
2 Jan. 2025
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Peltier has maintained his innocence and his case has been plagued with allegations of trial misconduct, conflicting testimonies, withheld evidence and potential bias among jurors.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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According to a police spokesman, the settlements stem from wrongful convictions dating back over two decades, with many of these cases involving not just snafus on law enforcement’s part, but also instances of prosecutorial misconduct.—
Elizabeth Keogh,
New York Daily News,
18 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Two wily cousins take on the mob while also running around a giant film set?—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
19 Feb. 2025
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Out on the wily, windy moors—or, just the snowy Berlinale International Film Festival—Jacob Elordi has debuted another hair transformation.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
16 Feb. 2025
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He was later convicted by a Rockland County Court of acting in a manner to injure a child and criminal mischief on June 3, 2024.—
Elizabeth Pritchett,
Fox News,
27 Feb. 2025
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On Friday, police arrested Tedford on a felony criminal mischief charge in connection to the case.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Their other top highlight was Benoit getting in a fight, which may have been a crafty gambit to halt play while he was stuck on the ice during a long shift.—
Nick Ashbourne,
The Athletic,
7 Feb. 2025
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This moment is clearly designed to set up next season’s feuds, but Gay, the crafty ringleader of the bunch — practically a producer on the show — frames it as a necessary release for the paranoid group of friends.—
Kyndall Cunningham,
Vox,
7 Dec. 2018
Adjective
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Reading it, one is reminded, once again, that Trump is a politician who is cunning but semiliterate and ignorant.—
Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
13 Feb. 2025
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Sign up The abusive couple were cunning, said Allison Pearson in The Daily Telegraph.—
The Week UK,
theweek,
21 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Mustard and vinegar provide the devilment for a flavorful bite, particularly when topped with a scattering of scallions and paprika.—
SAVEUR Editors,
Saveur,
5 Feb. 2025
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But even if truffles are beyond your pay grade, there is plenty of enjoyment to be had in the sheer devilment portrayed in this informative and appetizing book.—
Eugenia Bone,
WSJ,
10 July 2019
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“Troublemaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/troublemaking. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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