ploy
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4.9
- noun
- /plɔɪ/
- The old "pull off the road" ploy, huh?
- a ploy to get
- a marketing ploy
- just a ploy
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Watch on YouTubeAnd that's kind of their internal marketing ploy of why they must do it.
- And that's kind of their internal marketing ploy of why they must do it.
- That is, is another marketing ploy that's triggering off different signals.
- It's all used as a ploy to get us to buy it.
- But they're all, they're all elaborate ploys to sell merch.
- And, you know, it's just a cynical campaign ploy.
- You think this is a manipulative ploy?
- So my working hypothesis as a scientist is that, well, it's a marketing ploy.
- Then the ploy is to make it all look like you're improvising, right.
- It's unclear if this was a messaging ploy from Israel or if Iran was able to eliminate Israeli strikes.
- I know it's very easy to say this is nothing but a marketing ploy and a watering down of real gospel just to garner mainstream sales.
- Narcissistic folks derive a lot of power from triangulated systems, and it's a clever ploy by them if it seems that someone else is interested in them.
- Now, this is not a ploy for people to change mates often.
Examples
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Whether that is genuine or a mere ploy to counter Ramos's appeal to unity remains to be seen.
Academic text (1992) -
His suggestion was just a ploy to distract us from the real issue.
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It's all used as a ploy to get us to buy it.
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This is all just a ploy to get to you.
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Great marketing ploy, but not accurate.
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"In this episode, the writers used a typical ploy found throughout the original run of the series."
Academic text (2008) -
To Zupkus, the ploy was a clear sign of possible trouble down the road.
Academic text (2004) -
This is an obvious ploy to derail our proceedings.
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By the way, that was a clever ploy, conning Luke into writing his memoirs.
Fiction book (1990) -
She used a clever ploy to win the negotiation in her favor.
Synonyms
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3.0
A planned action to reach a goal
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5.3
An action to get power, attention, or advantage
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6.3
A clever move to gain an advantage in a game or fight
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7.7
A clever trick to deceive someone
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7.2
A trick people use to confuse or control someone to gain an advantage
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8.1
A clever trick that deceives people or hides the truth
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8.2
Using clever but not clearly against the rules moves to get an advantage in a game or competition
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8.5
A clever plan to trick someone and gain an advantage
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7.4
An opening action or remark used to get an advantage and start a conversation
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3.5
Planned short actions used to reach a specific goal
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5.0
A clever way to trick someone to get what you want
A clever but dishonest plan to gain an advantage
A plan that uses dishonest tricks to get an unfair advantage
A plan to control people by tricking them
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Etymology
The word ploy comes from an old Latin root plicare meaning 'to fold' or 'to bend', which passed into old French as a word for a 'turn' or 'twist'. So a ploy is like a small 'bend' or clever turn in a plan — a trick used to change a situation and get an advantage.