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pawn

noun as in security for a loan

noun as in person who is a fool

verb as in give as security for a loan

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He doesn’t want his children to be “used as pawns in a dangerous game played by reckless leaders for the sake of Iran.”

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She accused her ex-partner of using the children as "pawns in his game".

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“It’s a small necklace and won’t be easy to find but perhaps if people have a local pawn shop near them or someone who deals in silver or gold.”

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There are also mounting concerns that the victims of the floods have become pawns in the power struggle between Libya's rival governments - headquartered in the capital, Tripoli, and in the eastern city, Bengazi.

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She also revealed that she felt like Gottwald was “using me as a pawn” and that she was “annoyed” with both parties.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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