Motion and Ploy

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Motion

Motion noun - The act or an instance of changing position.
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Ploy and motion are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ploy" instead a noun "Motion".
Nearby Words: motionless, motioned, motioning, motional

Ploy

Ploy noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.
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Motion and ploy are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Motion" instead a noun "Ploy".
Nearby Word: ployed

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exact exact motion exact ploy
similar similar motion similar ploy
standard standard motion standard ploy
little little motion little ploy
Other adjectives: odd, basic.

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  • The ploy we see her put into motion in the climax involves sending dozens of villains to steal minor artifacts that she'll find useful, all as a distraction while another team steals a major artifact.
    Source: Hidden Agenda Villain
  • Film / Kagemusha El Cid Ploy: The death of Takeda Shingen brings all sorts of Decapitated Army related misfortunes for his clan, so the impersonation scheme is set in motion.
    Source: Film / Kagemusha
  • Crying Wolf Simon Dermott, as a ploy to snatch a counterfeit statue from a museum, uses a boomerang twice to activate the statue's motion-sensing alarm before quickly sneaking back into his janitor's closet hiding place.
    Source: Crying Wolf
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