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as in ruses
a clever often underhanded means to achieve an end
asking me to take her shopping turned out to be a ploy to get me to the surprise party
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as in sprees
a time or instance of carefree fun
wanted one grand ploy through Europe before settling down and raising a family
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“Ploys.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ploys. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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