gambit
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Synonyms
artifice, device, dodge, fetch, flimflam, gimmick, jig, juggle, knack, play, ploy, ruse, scheme, shenanigan, sleight, stratagem, trick, wile
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Maybe this latest gambit will force the Mexican government to crack down on the flow of migrants from Central America through its territory on the way to the United States. — Chicago Tribune, Twin Cities, "Other voices: Keep the value of free trade in clear sight," 9 June 2019 Live on stage, this gambit is certainly an excellent way to get the audience’s attention. — Kyle Smith, National Review, "An Anti–Me Too Play — from a Surprising Perspective, and from the 1980s," 7 June 2019 This presidential gambit always was going to be a long shot for O’Rourke and that remains true. — Gilbert Garcia, ExpressNews.com, "Contrary to perception, O’Rourke and Buttigieg are in the same spot," 5 June 2019 Seeing that her gambit has disquieted Cindy (Tanya Gorlow) and Christina (Dominique Corona), the outrageous yet ever-gracious Fefu explains her attraction to repulsive ideas by way of a metaphor. — Los Angeles Times, "Review: Under-performed feminist masterpiece ‘Fefu and Her Friends’ is reborn at the Odyssey," 13 Aug. 2019 The company reported that its gambits on bikes and scooters had increased its number of monthly active users, but also warned that those numbers would shrink in winter, when fewer are willing to hop on two wheels. — Aarian Marshall, WIRED, "Uber and Lyft Suggest the Days of Cheap Rides Could Be Over," 8 Aug. 2019 His latest gambit was to threaten Mexico with import tariffs unless the country did more to stop asylum-seekers from Central America from reaching the United States. — Heather Timmons, Quartz, "The Mexico deal is a triumph of Trump’s “speak loudly, carry tiny stick” diplomacy," 11 June 2019 But Western Stars is without question a grower, and most of its musical and narrative gambits pay off. — Dan Deluca, https://www.inquirer.com, "Bruce Springsteen tries out a new sound, under the ‘Western Stars’," 6 June 2019 Despite Perry’s Facebook message, her gambit paid off when a casting agent called her and she was granted an audition for a pilot show Perry is working on. — Alexia Fernandez, PEOPLE.com, "Tyler Perry Begs Actors to Stop Buying Billboards to Get His Attention: 'Please Stop'," 5 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'gambit.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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