as in ruse
a clever often underhanded means to achieve an end
I couldn't tell whether her earlier poor-mouthing had been sincere or just a gambit to get me to pick up the dinner check
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Recent Examples of gambit
The gambit was pioneered by Michael Saylor’s Strategy, the enterprise software company formally known as MicroStrategy that has acquired more than $40 billion in Bitcoin and seen its share price soar.
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
If the other AGIs take the bait, the insidious AGI stands tall as the best, assuming nobody finds out the underhanded gambit at play.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Marvel's biggest gambit is bringing back Robert Downey Jr. not as Iron Man but as Doctor Doom, a Fantastic Four antagonist and one of the most beloved bad guys in Marvel comics.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025
See my detailed analysis of this hide-and-seek gambit at the link here.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
If the other AGIs take the bait, the insidious AGI stands tall as the best, assuming nobody finds out the underhanded gambit at play.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Marvel's biggest gambit is bringing back Robert Downey Jr. not as Iron Man but as Doctor Doom, a Fantastic Four antagonist and one of the most beloved bad guys in Marvel comics.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025
See my detailed analysis of this hide-and-seek gambit at the link here.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gambit
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Frank This character doing all the heavy lifting to keep Rick’s ruse afloat and Sam Rockwell doing all the heavy lifting to keep this plot interesting: Thank you for your service, gentlemen.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
31 Mar. 2025
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This is, of course, a ruse to put Rick in the same room with Jim, who, according to his mother on her deathbed, killed his do-gooder dad.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
31 Mar. 2025
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Detectives arrested a man accused in a lottery ticket stealing scheme that netted him and a partner thousands of dollars in winnings, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2025
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The scheme is further complicated because Tom Buchanan is cheating on Daisy.—
Ron Grossman,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Apr. 2025
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What Dangerous or Tricky People Might Do Ruda says kids should recognize common tricks that dangerous or tricky person might use to catch them off guard.—
Sherri Gordon,
Parents,
31 Mar. 2025
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If not, there will be a new game released tomorrow with another chance to guess the categories, and Newsweek will be back with more tips and tricks to help you along!—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Gambit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gambit. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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