Ploy
Ploy noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.
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Shuffle and ploy are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shuffle" instead a noun "Ploy".
Nearby Word: ployed
Shuffle
Shuffle noun - An unorganized collection or mixture of various things.
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Kansas City Shuffle: Jean's threat to steal the F Ring of Saturn, otherwise known as the Zoku bank, is really just a ploy to retrieve Mieli.
Source: Literature / The Quantum Thief -
Kansas City Shuffle: Bourne's bait-and-switch ploy to get the information on the Blackbriar project.
Source: Film / The Bourne Ultimatum - Kansas City Shuffle: A common ploy against opponents of moderate skill.
Source: Tabletop Game / Poker
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