clever
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The UCR team has also explored another clever way to improve termite control: using scent to draw termites toward treated wood.
From Science Daily • May 9, 2026
You have to be clever, not sly, in how you deal with it.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
The magazine is clever about concealing its agenda.
From Salon • May 8, 2026
They’re also too aggressive, too confident, too experienced, too together, too clever.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
In the struggle, Jacob managed to drop the matchbox through the slit in his pocket—a clever bit of tradecraft, but it didn’t help.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
Vocabulary lists containing clever
"The Landlady" by Roald Dahl
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"Seventh Grade" by Gary Soto
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