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conniving

[kuh-nahy-ving] / kəˈnaɪ vɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
collusive
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Salieri is malicious and conniving, which Bettany disconcertingly says was very easy to embody.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

SantaCon’s conniving leader gives New Yorkers another reason to hate the yearly bar crawl.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026

At a Saturday briefing for high ranking military officers first reported by the Journal, Gen. Zhang was accused of everything from conniving at corruption with family members to spilling nuclear secrets to the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

"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

She is sneaky and conniving, and I do not like the way it feels.

From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles




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