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legerdemain

[lej-er-duh-meyn] / ˌlɛdʒ ər dəˈmeɪn /


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Mr. Barnes uses his neatly attired Englishness as camouflage for narrative experimentation and legerdemain.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

As I’ve pointed out before, accounts of the penuriousness of life on such an income invariably involve financial legerdemain.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2024

Landrieu, however, defends at least some of this semantic legerdemain.

From Washington Post • Jun. 15, 2022

Bradley’s linguistic legerdemain totally changed both the amendment’s meaning and its potential as a means for the federal government to protect Black voters.

From Slate • Dec. 9, 2021

His door stood open to the morning, and he hummed under his breath while his right hand practiced legerdemain.

From "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck




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