subterfuge
Example Sentences
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“The Baron of Wall Street” proclaims that Dillon—not alone in his era—enriched himself through “chicanery, subterfuge, and graft.”
Or was it pre-draft subterfuge in order to entice a team to try and trade up to Washington’s spot at No. 16?
From Washington Times
News and World Report Moscow bureau chief were a case study in Russian subterfuge — and, sadly, CIA incompetence that played into the hands of the KGB and infuriated Secretary of State George P. Shultz.
From Washington Post
Officials in Washington have described the documents’ release as a major intelligence breach, but in Kyiv and Moscow, there is agreement on two things: The information is suspect, and the goal is subterfuge.
From New York Times
The show floors the accelerator with heedless gusto, racing a course of revenge, subterfuge and terrible decisions.
From New York Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
