The opposition party claimed that approving the bill by a vote late at night was a political ploy.
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Ploy
/plɔɪ/
Synonyms for "ploy" (176 found)
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Noun(10 words)
stratagema deviceartificescalculated strategic movecatchpennycheap trickchicanecontrivancescontrive a storycozening
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Related words (88)
Noun(32 words)
Verb(5 words)
Adjective(3 words)
political methodquick moveschemed events
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6 entriesclever ploymarketing ploypolitical ploypublic relations ployshort term ploywell timed ploy
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11 total sentences available.
His ploy almost succeeded.
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Tom's ploy almost succeeded.
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Her ploy almost succeeded.
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