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clever move

NOUN

device

Synonyms

STRONGEST

design method strategy

STRONG

artifice cabal chicanery craft craftiness dodge evasion expedient fake feint finesse gambit game gimmick improvisation loophole machination pattern plan plot project proposition purpose racket ruse shift stratagem stunt subterfuge trap trick wile

WEAK

cunningness

Antonyms

STRONG

frankness honesty ignorance openness reality truthfulness

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Vanderbilt’s head coach Clark Lea is actually a case for institutional patience—Lea was 2-10 in 2021 and 2023 before making the clever move to raid New Mexico state’s coaching staff and land QB Pavia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025

Bf1 Nf7!, a clever move that attacks the queen but also exposes the overworked White bishop on f2, which is guarding both the rook on e1 and the knight on d4.

From Washington Times • Feb. 28, 2023

Nicoli later beat the Reign’s center back with a clever move but shot the one-on-one chance just wide of the net.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 1, 2022

Kyiv were excellent after the break, forcing Neuer into an early save, before substitute Harmash finished off a clever move to reduce the deficit.

From BBC • Nov. 23, 2021

Did he think that was a clever move?

From "Monster" by Walter Dean Myers

clever move

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