subterfuge
Example Sentences
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Others sail under other flags but have been sanctioned by the U.S. because of their involvement in such subterfuge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
This abstraction turned to subterfuge in the challengers’ briefing before the Supreme Court last month.
From Slate ● Sep. 16, 2026
It’s possible more and more voters see through the prejudiced subterfuge, but it’s more likely that folks simply need a change.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
If the premise sounds familiar, it is because food television has long cherished the notion that the truth of a restaurant can only be accessed by subterfuge.
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026
After Brandon can no longer deny that he is the one in the tape, his friend Justin confronts him with the theory that he orchestrated the whole episode as an elaborate subterfuge.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
Vocabulary lists containing subterfuge
The Great Gatsby
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A Web of Lies
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Richard Nixon's "Checkers" Speech (1952)
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