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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deceivable
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Recent research shows rural SMEs, those based outside city limits, may be more susceptible to financial risk posed by climate hazards.—
Claire Poole,
Forbes.com,
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These mutations can make the cancer more aggressive but also potentially susceptible to a specific type of drug called a PARP inhibitor, especially if the cancer becomes resistant to hormone therapy.—
Jason P. Joseph,
The Conversation,
21 May 2025
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The results were hilarious, but Gould also won hearts as the affable (if a bit gullible) victim of the ruse.—
EW Staff,
EW.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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Chamberlain was gullible and naïve, and Chamberlain’s appeasement to Hitler is considered one of the biggest betrayals in modern history.—
Tom Zirpoli,
Baltimore Sun,
11 Mar. 2025
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During arguments on Wednesday, Megan Savard — attorney for Carter Hart — said that Howden was an unsophisticated, inarticulate witness who didn’t even dress properly for court.—
Dan Robson,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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Kate Rockwell is sweet and wide-eyed as the kind but unsophisticated Jane.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Apr. 2025
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Reconstituting the nation’s storm-prediction resources won’t be easy.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 June 2025
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Signing up is easy, and you’ll be automatically enrolled in online training.—
Jeanette Marantos,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2025
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The first big work people make, that first foray into the public eye, has something so naive about it.—
Simon Thompson,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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But his answers Thursday painted the picture of an organization willing to trust internal answers over trading Jamal Murray, Aaron Gordon or Michael Porter Jr. That is either delusional, naive, or both.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
22 May 2025
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Yet in Allerton’s presence, Lee becomes a charmer who seems as guileless as a stammering schoolboy.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
TIME,
13 Dec. 2024
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Mickey 17 is as guileless as Candide, while his successor is more aggressive and shifty-eyed.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
7 Mar. 2025
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While the naked manicure trend has been reigning supreme among celebrities, Dua Lipa has forwent the current nail artless aesthetic for something altogether more starry and summer-ready.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
26 May 2025
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First adapted for the screen by Otto Preminger in 1958, the film starred David Niven and Jean Seberg, forever conflating the author in the public imagination with the artless allure — and iconic haircut — of Ms. Seberg.—
Sadie Stein,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
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Rapid advances in artificial intelligence (AI) have given fraudsters a host of new tools to trick unwary individuals into dishonest schemes.—
Ranjita Iyer,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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That’s because the agency’s duty is to stand in the way of businesses desiring to push unsafe and ineffective nostrums at unwary consumers, and also in the way of a perverse idea that personal freedom includes the freedom to be gulled by charlatans.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Deceivable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deceivable. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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