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
Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 16 Nov. 2023
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
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Noun
That punch is good out of a very slow corner, like the chicane toward the end of a lap at the former home of the Portuguese Grand Prix.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 16 Nov. 2023
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chicane
Noun
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There’s still a lot of baseball chicanery to take place over the next few months, though.—
Grant Brisbee,
The Athletic,
18 July 2024
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The eternal fight for liberty — slaves into gladiators, gladiators into free men — calls for courage and purpose beyond Lucius’s nightmarish expectations, uncovering the treachery and chicanery of Roman politics.—
Armond White,
National Review,
6 Dec. 2024
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There’s a scene where the duo is trying to get their rent money back from Alyssa’s conniving and cheating boyfriend, which perfectly encapsulates the blend of wit and physical comedy that makes the film so memorable.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
21 Jan. 2025
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West Virginia was also willing to cheat off of Keshon Gilbert.—
CJ Moore,
The Athletic,
20 Jan. 2025
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Watch on Deadline In the wake of his father’s disappearance at sea, Kojo, a young Ghanaian is drawn into a world of street gang and deception.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
14 Jan. 2025
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Directed by Su Biao, the comedy about a woman entangled in financial deception has remained a steady performer since its release on Dec. 31.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
13 Jan. 2025
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This would be immediately followed by my dad standing up, racing over to my uncle, and sometimes grabbing him by the collar to stop him from completing an action that in their eyes seemed to be an act of utter betrayal and treachery.—
Wayne Chan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Jan. 2025
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Welcome back for another season full of [Alan Cumming voice] deception, backstabbing and treachery!—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
9 Jan. 2025
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Calling it his novel is a bit of authorial trickery: Griffin Hurt doesn’t exist.—
Stuart Miller,
Orange County Register,
16 Jan. 2025
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Kari Ferrell’s memoir is a zippy, intimate account of low-level trickery before the era of scams fully erupted.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
15 Jan. 2025
Noun
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There is a precedent for such scientific subterfuge.—
Henry A. Kissinger,
Foreign Affairs,
18 Nov. 2024
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In an era rife with conspiracy theories and subterfuge, how much of those forces are products of our own doing, perhaps our imagining?—
Dana Feldman,
Forbes,
30 Dec. 2024
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This is political gamesmanship at its worst, planting a trap for lawmakers by exploiting a tragedy.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
Newsweek,
10 Jan. 2025
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Is there a difference between cheating and gamesmanship?—
Alan Shearer,
The Athletic,
27 Dec. 2024
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Obviously, such a system is rife with uncertainty, and the history of the process is full of skulduggery, both on the club and player side.—
Tony Blengino,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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Climax became the first ever vegan cheesemaker to win a prestigious Good Food award—though dairy complaints caused the prize to be rescinded at the last minute, with shades of the protectionist, legal skulduggery faced by non-dairy milk products.—
Andrew Rosenblum,
Popular Science,
26 Dec. 2024
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“Chicane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chicane. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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