as in chicanery
the use of clever underhanded actions to achieve an end
most get-rich-quick schemes involve more than a smidgen of chicane
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as in to cheat
to use dishonest methods to achieve a goal
a lawyer who is so notorious for chicaning that the guilty invariably seek his services
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Recent Examples of chicane
Melinda Sheckells, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
While the front straight is dry, rain begins pouring down at the Mulsanne chicane on the back end of the track.
—Caleb Miller, Car and Driver, 12 June 2023
With a course nearly entirely full of 90-degree turns, minus one chicane and one hairpin, drivers had initially eyed the end of the long straightaway down Jefferson Avenue (between Turns 2 and 3) to be Detroit’s lone reliable passing zone.
—Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 3 June 2023
The IndyCar field is yet to make it through the track’s starting chicane in Turns 1-3 intact in the three races since the series returned to Portland International Raceway in 2018.
—Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Sep. 2022
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Noun
Known for its signature mirrored façade, the 52-story resort has sweeping views of the Las Vegas Strip that will be used for the 1.2-mile main straight, as well as a tight chicane.
—Melinda Sheckells, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
While the front straight is dry, rain begins pouring down at the Mulsanne chicane on the back end of the track.
—Caleb Miller, Car and Driver, 12 June 2023
With a course nearly entirely full of 90-degree turns, minus one chicane and one hairpin, drivers had initially eyed the end of the long straightaway down Jefferson Avenue (between Turns 2 and 3) to be Detroit’s lone reliable passing zone.
—Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 3 June 2023
The IndyCar field is yet to make it through the track’s starting chicane in Turns 1-3 intact in the three races since the series returned to Portland International Raceway in 2018.
—Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Sep. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chicane
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But also because what happens in Georgia sets the recognizable pattern of political chicanery, disinformation and interference elsewhere.Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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Specifically, expect to see a new look at the latest DLC for Alan Wake 2, The Lake House, and an in-depth look at the latest chicanery coming out of Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii.Ash Parrish, The Verge, 17 Oct. 2024
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The post comes as Trump has for days basely accused the key battleground state of cheating.Luke Barr, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2024
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The activation comes amid a particularly tense election year, with former President Trump, the Republican nominee, already claiming that Democrats are cheating.Brad Dress, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
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But because pressured waterfowl aren’t easy to fool, hunters have been trying to perfect the art of decoy deception to swing the odds in their favor.Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
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On Thursday, Prime Video debuted the first trailer for its series adaptation of the 1999 teen movie, all eight episodes premiering Nov. 21 on the streamer, bringing a familiar tale of deception to a new locale with all new characters.Glenn Garner, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2024
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Hosted by Alan Cumming, the game of treachery and deceit returns to Peacock on Thursday, January 9th.Anne Easton, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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Politics is full of deceit, treachery, and betrayal. . . .Quintus Tullius Cicero, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2012
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The documentary never suitably addresses any of this, nor Goode’s trickery.Jen Chaney, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2024
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While sudden incidents wrest the plot in new directions, the film is driven less by perverse narrative trickery than by the arbitrary cruelty of fate or the volatility of human nature.Guy Lodge, Variety, 26 Sep. 2024
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Putin’s ties to social media What Putin lacks as a military leader, the former KGB secret agent makes up for in subterfuge.Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2024
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When Lorraine’s cocoon of wealth begins to crack after Dot’s subterfuge, Wayne’s injuries, Roy’s threats, and Danish’s disappearance, Leigh centers the Queen of Debt’s humanizing concern.Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 17 Jan. 2024
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Frank also said that Leonard’s status was not an effort of gamesmanship with the series against the Mavericks starting.Law Murray, The Athletic, 23 Apr. 2024
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After the game, Roberts indicated there was no gamesmanship intended in that answer.Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
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There are many reasons beyond cheating and skulduggery that someone might root or modify their Android device.Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 30 July 2024
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And so the tale of how the Giants established themselves at the Polo Grounds is told, accurately enough, as a piece of complicated capitalist skulduggery in which the team’s desperate owner bought a controlling interest in the Baltimore Orioles and then dragged its stars north.Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
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“Chicane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chicane. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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