Ploy
Ploy noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.
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Smokescreen and ploy are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Smokescreen" instead a noun "Ploy".
Nearby Word: ployed
Smokescreen
Smokescreen noun - (military) screen consisting of a cloud of smoke that obscures movements.
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Ploy and smokescreen are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ploy" instead a noun "Smokescreen".
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Smokescreen and Ploy. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ploy/smokescreen
Ploy & Smokescreen. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/ploy/smokescreen>.
Smokescreen or Ploy. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/ploy/smokescreen.
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