sleight
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Synonyms for sleight
Synonyms
artifice, device, dodge, fetch, flimflam, gambit, gimmick, jig, juggle, knack, play, ploy, ruse, scheme, shenanigan, stratagem, trick, wile
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This underground sleight-of-literary-hand, amazingly, was accomplished in just 18 days, and most of the accomplices were severely punished for their stunt. — Sue Gilmore, The Mercury News, "Fake news makes fools of Nazis in E.R. Ramzipoor’s ‘The Ventriloquists’," 13 Aug. 2019 Through some magical sleight of hand — sleight of taste bud? — Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Beer and Ninja Turtles, a refreshing Comic-Con combo," 18 July 2019 Reed-Brown performs sleight-of-hand tricks while walking among them in this circa 1896 house. — courant.com, "Community News For The Farmington Valley Edition," 15 July 2019 Harris’s LIFT Act features a sleight of sorts in language—its full name is the LIFT the Middle Class Act, although many of its benefits would go to those struggling to get into the middle class. — Osita Nwanevu, The New Yorker, "Democrats’ Cautious Return to the War on Poverty," 30 June 2019 By placing viewers in what, for most of us, will be unfamiliar terrain – rural, 19th-century Vietnam – Mayfair pulls off a deft sleight-of-hand. — The Washington Post, The Mercury News, "Review: ‘The Third Wife’ is a story told with deft, lush strokes," 27 June 2019 There’s also some dramatic sleight-of-hand regarding a major subplot, concerning the revelation that Katherine is having an affair with one of her young male writers, Charlie (Hugh Dancy). — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, "“Late Night,” Reviewed: Emma Thompson and Mindy Kaling’s Incisive Comedy about the Gender Politics of TV," 6 June 2019 Widely revered by his peers as the best pickpocket in the world, Robbins confines his gifts to the right side of the law, working as a sleight-of-hand artist, entertainer, speaker, security consultant, and all-around expert in the arts of deception. — Anna Silman, The Cut, "The World’s Best Pickpocket Reviews The Ocean’s 8 Heist," 13 June 2018 Simply a bit of good old-fashioned cinematic sleight-of-hand. — Théoden Janes, charlotteobserver, "Charlotte stars in summer's most groundbreaking film. Recognize any of the locations?," 5 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'sleight.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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