Gambit
Gambit noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.
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Synonyms for Gambit
Sell
Sell noun - The activity of persuading someone to buy.
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- He almost forced his eldest son off the farm, tries to out-gambit his other son, and tries to sell away the farm of his only daughter right under her nose.
Source: Literature / Fellow Man -
Yang's temper later on also helps sell a Deliberate Injury Gambit on the part of Mercury Black, turning her into a Hero with Bad Publicity.
Source: Hair-Trigger Temper - A Poison-and-Cure Gambit is when a villain releases a poison and then tries to sell the antidote.
Source: Trope Distinctions / A to C
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