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Recent Examples of cleverly
Electric turbos have only one downside, and Porsche has cleverly made the very most of the additional weight of a 400-volt battery and needed hefty cabling.
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Mark Ewing, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
This one emits a blue-Gatorade glow, cleverly achieved through layering fabrics in shades of blue and a small light.
—Laura Bannister, Curbed, 5 Sep. 2025
Abraham’s debut, which features a standout performance by Fleabag’s Clifford, cleverly blends satirical humour with magical realism, exploring our deep need for human connection and to be seen.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
Sorrentino’s script cleverly ponders the difference between the truth absorbed up close and the law, which is viewed from a distance.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2025
In a blog post, the ADL cleverly framed this particular hate crime as an act of anti-Muslim bigotry, pointedly not identifying the victim as Palestinian.
—Sahar Mustafah
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
The video cleverly uses a screen-recording before turning to Ludmilla on a livestream walking through a mansion holding up a camera like a selfie stick, before meeting Moneet at the door, who’s waiting with a bouquet of flowers for Lud.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2025
The film is intended as a homage to 1940s and ’50s detective noir films, cleverly transposing those aesthetics onto modern-day Bakersfield, California.
—James Factora, Them., 21 Aug. 2025
Bright hues are cleverly incorporated throughout the living quarters, with a graffiti-like painting covering a brick wall in the otherwise completely white bathroom.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 14 Aug. 2025
Mark Ewing, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
This one emits a blue-Gatorade glow, cleverly achieved through layering fabrics in shades of blue and a small light.
—Laura Bannister, Curbed, 5 Sep. 2025
Abraham’s debut, which features a standout performance by Fleabag’s Clifford, cleverly blends satirical humour with magical realism, exploring our deep need for human connection and to be seen.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
Sorrentino’s script cleverly ponders the difference between the truth absorbed up close and the law, which is viewed from a distance.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2025
In a blog post, the ADL cleverly framed this particular hate crime as an act of anti-Muslim bigotry, pointedly not identifying the victim as Palestinian.
—Sahar Mustafah
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
The video cleverly uses a screen-recording before turning to Ludmilla on a livestream walking through a mansion holding up a camera like a selfie stick, before meeting Moneet at the door, who’s waiting with a bouquet of flowers for Lud.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2025
The film is intended as a homage to 1940s and ’50s detective noir films, cleverly transposing those aesthetics onto modern-day Bakersfield, California.
—James Factora, Them., 21 Aug. 2025
Bright hues are cleverly incorporated throughout the living quarters, with a graffiti-like painting covering a brick wall in the otherwise completely white bathroom.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cleverly
Adverb
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This little case keeps rings, necklaces, and earrings neatly tucked away, so nothing gets tangled—or worse, left behind.—
Kayla Kitts,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Sep. 2025
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Despite the glossy subject matter, Winocour neatly sidesteps clichés, instead searching for quiet moments that give the story emotional resonance.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
5 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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He then was sacked when right tackle Khalil House was beaten cleanly by an edge rusher and lost a fumble at the Stanford 5.—
Harold Gutmann,
Mercury News,
7 Sep. 2025
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If animals do indeed have feelings about surveillance and privacy, those feelings won’t map cleanly onto ours.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
7 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Tyla had aptly worn stacks of the jewelry on the VMAs carpet the night before, along with a Chanel minidress.—
Kristen Tauer,
Footwear News,
9 Sep. 2025
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Opt for the five courses—you won’t be overwhelmed with food as the courses are aptly sized and paced.—
Katie Kelly Bell,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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John’s score nimbly dances with the pratfalls and springing traps, never leeching them of their primal, juvenile laughter, but also treating the film’s stuntmen with the same dignity as the Martha Graham ballet company.—
Tim Greiving,
Vulture,
3 Sep. 2025
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Strategic Flexibility – Without the constraints of public market reporting and liquidity demands, private market managers can act more nimbly, taking advantage of market dislocations and long-term opportunities.—
Rick Unser,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Cleverly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cleverly. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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