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Recent Examples of slickster
Anyone from a Hollywood Goth to a streetwear enthusiast to your average Hollywood slickster looking for something streamlined and stylish will find something here.
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Max Berlinger, Robb Report, 9 Mar. 2022
The jive talker, the role of slang-slinging slickster, has been picked up by Slick, Junkyard Dog and the Godfather.
—Jeremy Harriot, The Root, 1 Sep. 2017
Tom Parker-like showbiz slickster, believed in success by way of publicity-generating spectacle.
—Steven Kurutz, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2016
Max Berlinger, Robb Report, 9 Mar. 2022
The jive talker, the role of slang-slinging slickster, has been picked up by Slick, Junkyard Dog and the Godfather.
—Jeremy Harriot, The Root, 1 Sep. 2017
Tom Parker-like showbiz slickster, believed in success by way of publicity-generating spectacle.
—Steven Kurutz, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slickster
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Still, our heroes are not traditional heroes but rather scoundrels and knaves and outcasts, all of whom have complex inner turmoil and compelling character arcs.Erik Kain, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
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Alice begs for the knave’s freedom, putting herself in danger.Liesbeth Powers, Dallas News, 27 May 2023
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The European far right is skillfully seizing the moment, promising an agricultural overhaul and a chance to stick it to the city slickers.Emily Rauhala, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2024
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For the dapper dog walker there's plenty of tweed caps and country-style rain slickers.Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2024
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Orange cats have earned an online reputation for being chaotic, energetic rascals.Gayoung Lee, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
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Eventually, Sergei — now going by Kraven — begins knocking off a growing list of poachers, corporate rascals and international kingpins.David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 Dec. 2024
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Delon was perfectly cast as a wheeler-dealer stockbroker who becomes involved with Vitti’s character but is unwilling and unable to satisfy her emotional needs.Carmel Dagan, Variety, 18 Aug. 2024
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Indeed, her self-branding as a wheeler-dealer is yet another step in her savvy journey up the industry ladder.David Sims, The Atlantic, 22 Mar. 2024
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But dig deeper for the stately, unhurried side B, where Actor stacks math-rock, folk, and hip-hop components like a triple scoop of ice cream systematically coating its waffle cone in a slick of sweet and complementary flavors.Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2024
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As the track dried out and neared being ready for slicks, Red Bull sensed a chance to get back in the hunt.Luke Smith, The Athletic, 8 July 2024
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Also featured: a scene in which Parsons, a gamesman who actually brought his own Connect Four board to Southern California training camp, faces backup quarterback Ben DiNucci in a chess match.Jori Epstein, USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 2021
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Friedlander’s style of photography is usually cool, winking, and gamesman-like, but his pictures of his wife thrum with gentle affection.Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2019
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Some have compared the idea of doctors setting their own payscale to the proverbial fox guarding the henhouse.Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2024
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The fossil fuel foxes are guarding the climate henhouse, both in the United States and internationally.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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The second update lets Android users find rogue trackers.Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 12 Dec. 2024
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Their review considered a range of potential harms, from carbon emissions to the risk of an AI system going rogue.Harry Booth, TIME, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Slickster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slickster. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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