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deceptively

[dih-sep-tiv-lee] / dɪˈsɛp tɪv li /




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It’s deceptively simple: a curated list of meals you intend to make for dinner.

From Salon

Eventually, we learn to look past Jarmusch’s deceptively mundane surfaces to see the fraught, unresolved issues within these guarded families.

From Los Angeles Times

Both roasted fruit and pickles are deceptively easy but endlessly rewarding: little interventions that keep your meals feeling fresh, seasonal, and full of layered flavor.

From Salon

It’s a deceptively saccharine world, one that she sees as, in her words, a “poisonous lollipop.”

From Los Angeles Times

The way it works is deceptively simple: Touch your phone to the Brick, and it blocks a you-defined list of apps.

From The Wall Street Journal