Ruse and Scene

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Ruse noun - A deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture).

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Scene and ruse are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Scene" instead a noun "Ruse".

Scene noun - The place and time in which the action for a portion of a dramatic work (as a movie) is set.

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Ruse and scene are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ruse" instead a noun "Scene".

Nearby Words: scenery, scenic

similar	similar ruse	similar scene
complete	complete ruse	complete scene
original	original ruse	original scene
entire	entire ruse	entire scene
Other adjectives: big, little, famous, new, extended.

A similar scene exists in The Addams Family, in which Gomez is flirting with a woman as part of a ruse.

Source: Have A Gay Old Time / Live-Action TV
Partway through the next scene he reappears, alive and well; the death scene was a Hollywood screen test, and the illness a ruse to escape to America

Source: Proscenium Reveal
Vaughan's run on Runaways, there is a scene where Xavin impersonates Nico for the express purpose of bedding Karolina, and makes no effort to identify themselves until Karolina sees through the ruse.

Source: Double Standard: Rape, Sci-Fi

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