They don't realize that they're being used as pawns to obtain a wider political objective.
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Pawns
Synonyms for "pawns" (138 found)
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Closest matches (28)
Strong matches (41)
Related words (69)
lightweightlower classlower ordersmainprisemanmassesmechanismmediatormediummidwifeminionmortgagenegotiate a loanorganpiecepignusplaythingpledgeplightpop
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Sample sentences
10 total sentences available.
In Shogi, silver generals, lances, knights, and pawns all promote to gold generals.
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You're all nothing but pawns.
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We're all pawns.
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