Decoy and Source

Decoy

Decoy noun - Something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed.

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Source and decoy are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Source" instead a noun "Decoy".

Nearby Words: decoyed, decoying

Source noun - A point or place at which something is invented or provided.

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Decoy and source are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Decoy" instead a noun "Source".

single	single decoy	single source
likely	likely decoy	likely source
actual	actual decoy	actual source
real	real decoy	real source
Other adjectives: possible, secondary, unexpected, handy.

In Batman Begins, the villain Ra's al-Ghul, an Arab in the source material, is shown first to be East Asian, later revealed as a decoy for a Caucasian.

Source: Western Terrorists
Warships carry flare launchers to decoy IR Guided (heat-seeking) missiles by creating a heat source hotter than the ship's exhaust.

Source: Useful Notes / Naval Weapons
Decoy Antagonist: Junior Rennie is built up as a dangerous wild card, and the unspecified source of his migraines is hinted to have some kind of alien/supernatural origin.

Source: Literature / Under the Dome

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