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Recent Examples of chicane
Noun
Verstappen and Norris raced each other very hard into the first chicane; the Red Bull driver on the outside was forced to cut the chicane and leave the track to remain ahead of Norris and was ordered by his team to give the place back, before passing Norris with an effective move on the next lap. Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 8 Sep. 2025 Another horizontal measure would be a chicane, or concrete curbs jutting out like triangles into the road, like those near the Kroger in East Nashville. Brad Schmitt, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025 Norris initially overtook Piastri on the hairpin, but Piastri reclaimed the position on the long straight and into the final chicane. Sahil Kapur, NBC news, 16 June 2025 But, way in the back of the field, Jake Hughes didn’t make it through the perilous Turn 10 and 11 chicane. David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for chicane
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chicane
Noun
  • Another recurring feature of the biggest asset booms is outright chicanery, such as fraudulent accounting, the marketing of worthless securities, and plain old stealing.
    John Cassidy, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
  • When Hamilton refused him legal help, Reynolds told all who would listen that the Treasury secretary had masterminded his financial chicanery.
    Jane Kamensky, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Guys were continually getting above pucks and taking hard strides back, not cheating for offense.
    Brad Elliott Schlossman, Twin Cities, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Regarding the subject of cheating and whether students might use AI to write essays, edX told Fortune that GradyAI has cheating detection built into its algorithms that can be turned on or off depending on the application.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Neither Eliot nor Jules suspected anything, and the ease of the deception added to its pleasing sordidness.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
  • On October 14, those flights revealed missile sites under construction, confirming that Soviet promises had been deliberate deception.
    Big Think, Big Think, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • And when the surviving crew interrogates the android Ash about his treachery, the book has him pretty much spill the space beans.
    Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
  • When does compromise become treachery or defeat?
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The fun bit of trickery worked as Hunt gained 3 yards and got the first down.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 19 Oct. 2025
  • And yet Broncos' run game and offensive trickery isn't working.
    Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 12 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • His safe departure from Owensboro was effected [sic] through subterfuge.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
  • So ignore the subterfuge being generated by the tobacco/vaping industry.
    DP Opinion, Denver Post, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The louche festivities provoke dangerous gamesmanship, and scenes with a jazz band and a lively singer (Sophie Oliver) capture the evening’s reckless spirit, as Hedda coaxes couples onto the dance floor and then struts and sashays among and between them.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
  • What stood out the most to Edman was some subtle gamesmanship.
    Katie Woo, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • And though O’Neil, who has been inside, says the building itself is in no shape for skullduggery, that doesn’t mean said skullduggery isn’t happening elsewhere.
    A.K. Whitney, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The American people are seeking solace and inspiration from its leaders, not pettiness and skullduggery.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 10 Aug. 2025

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“Chicane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chicane. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

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