Thesaurus / gambit
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Regular visitors to local art spaces will recognize some artists’ familiar gambits in new editions.
IN THE GALLERIES: A WIDE ARRAY OF MEDIA CARRY ELECTION-YEAR MESSAGESMARK JENKINSOCTOBER 30, 2020WASHINGTON POSTIt’s a calculated gambit, primed to prod advertisers into thinking they’re missing out on the next big thing in social media.
‘WE’RE AT THE CRUX OF IT’: HOW TIKTOK RIVAL TRILLER IS BRASHLY PITCHING ADVERTISERSSEB JOSEPHOCTOBER 12, 2020DIGIDAYCharles Schwab’s namesake brokerage, which slashed brokerage commissions in the 1970s, had a similar marketing gambit.
ROBINHOOD’S SPEEDY RISE IS SHAKING UP THE BROKERAGE MARKETJOHN DETRIXHESEPTEMBER 19, 2020QUARTZI guess Falwell folded on that gambit when he realized, as I’ve said here many a time, video is forever.
WHO AMONG US HAS NOT SEDUCED THE POOL BOY?EUGENE ROBINSONAUGUST 30, 2020OZYAs publishers look for pockets of audience engagement wherever they can find them, limited-run educational newsletters are a gambit gaining some traction.
‘THE SECOND WAVE’: PUBLISHERS SEE THE VALUE OF PROVIDING EDUCATION THROUGH NEWSLETTER COURSESKAYLEIGH BARBERAUGUST 27, 2020DIGIDAYWhatever kind of gambit is being played here, it is bigger than any of its parts or pieces.
HIGHWAYS IN HIDINGGEORGE OLIVER SMITHWhen the rolling was very bad, Mrs. Gambit clutched me with one hand and her right hand neighbour with the other.
THE CHAPLAIN OF THE FLEETWALTER BESANT AND JAMES RICENor could I understand why Mrs. Gambit spoke scornfully of this act of kindness, which was entirely unexpected by me.
THE CHAPLAIN OF THE FLEETWALTER BESANT AND JAMES RICESupper ended, Mr. Gambit lit a pipe of tobacco and began to smoke, begging me not to mind him.
THE CHAPLAIN OF THE FLEETWALTER BESANT AND JAMES RICEWhen he had finished, Mrs. Gambit dropped her chin and returned to practical business.
THE CHAPLAIN OF THE FLEETWALTER BESANT AND JAMES RICEWORDS RELATED TO GAMBIT
- action
- angle
- artifice
- bit
- booby trap
- brainchild
- child
- con
- deception
- device
- dodge
- feint
- gambit
- game
- game plan
- gamesmanship
- gimmick
- grift
- intrigue
- layout
- little game
- maneuver
- method
- one-upmanship
- pitch
- plan
- play
- plot
- ploy
- pretext
- proposition
- racket
- ruse
- scenario
- scene
- scheme
- setup
- shift
- slant
- stall
- story
- subterfuge
- switch
- twist
- wile
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