conniving
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"Marty Supreme," starring Oscars frontrunner Timothee Chalamet as a conniving 1950s table tennis player with big dreams, finished in fifth place at $6.7 million.
From Barron's • Jan. 18, 2026
The conniving producers, stagestruck backers, formidable labor organizations and long hours in grim conditions show that Shakespeare really is our contemporary.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025
The traitors were completed by chat show host Ross and singer Cat Burns - both of whom seem to have more of the conniving mindset needed for a great traitor.
From BBC • Oct. 8, 2025
Fulton played the character as a villain, telling The Times in 1990 that Lisa was initially “a conniving, screaming witch” who “lied and wanted everything her way,” a characterization that led fans to scorn her.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 20, 2025
She had been despised as an underhanded and conniving witch since her days with Caesar.
From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
