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secret weapon

NOUN

ace in the hole

Synonyms

WEAK

ace up one's sleeve card up one's sleeve decisive argument decisive resource reserve secret advantage sure advantage trump card

NOUN

trump card

Synonyms

STRONG

assistance

WEAK

ace in the hole ace up one's sleeve advantage aid asset card up one's sleeve edge help influence key resource lead leg up leverage luck odds position power protection superiority upper hand whip hand

Antonyms

STRONG

disadvantage

WEAK

short end

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This is your secret weapon — though heads up, it isn’t compatible with Dedicated IP, Onion Over VPN, or P2P servers.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

But deputies also had a trick up their sleeve — a secret weapon that is part grappling gun, part lasso.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Tim Cook’s secret weapon that turned Apple into a $4 trillion empire.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

This newspaper’s first mention of Apple was all the way back on April 17, 1978, buried in the 16th paragraph of a story on Page 40 about investors with a secret weapon: the personal computer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

They were trying to build a secret weapon.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin

secret weapon

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