artfully

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“The Devil Wears Prada” was a heaping dose of wish-fulfillment, but it was also the very movie that carefully and artfully elucidated the values of magazines and fashion, emphasizing the art form of both.

From Salon • May 6, 2026

As a panderer, one artfully strokes purring sympathizers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Aussie guitar duo Royel Otis show up to our interview looking artfully crumpled, beers in hand - but all is not quite what it seems.

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2026

Matt Steinbrenner’s production design artfully exposes the historic character of the Ahmanson stage.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2025

He had artfully arranged the plates to resemble Mama Woof, with fried eggs for her yellow wolf eyes, crisp bacon strips for whiskers, and two halves of buttered brown toast for her alert, upright ears.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood