Lure and Ploy

Lure

Lure noun - Something that persuades one to perform an action for pleasure or gain.

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Ploy and lure are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ploy" instead a noun "Lure".

Nearby Words: lured, luring

Ploy noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.

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Lure and ploy are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Lure" instead a noun "Ploy".

Nearby Word: ployed

good	good lure	good ploy
similar	similar lure	similar ploy
initial	initial lure	initial ploy
obvious	obvious lure	obvious ploy
Other adjectives: effective, psychological.

The villain hosts a demolition derby as a ploy to lure out and kill protagonists Ben and Maureen.

Source: Paper Thin Disguise / Video Games
Schreient of Weiß Kreuz use this ploy on Weiss by having Neu pose as Yoji's dead partner Asuka, revived by a Mad Scientist and amnesiac, in order to lure Weiss into a trap.

Source: HeelFace Mole
It's actually a ploy by her husband to get her committed to an asylum, which is successful - until the reveal that he's going to the asylum, and she played along with the doctors to lure him there.

Source: Gaslighting

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