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diversionary tactic
noun as in red herring
Example Sentences
Though German military leaders had been expecting an invasion, they believed the initial attacks were only a diversionary tactic.
Rahul Gandhi, an opposition Congress party leader, said the new legislation could be implemented immediately and accused the Modi government of adopting a diversionary tactic.
However, earlier this week Sinn Féin assembly member Conor Murphy dismissed the row as a diversionary tactic by the DUP.
Or possibly mounting a diversionary tactic for an offensive planned for another area entirely.
The story of Hunter’s laptop, like the story of Hillary Clinton’s emails, is primarily a diversionary tactic.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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