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noun

Definition of chicane

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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verb

shi-ˈkān

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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Flynn also said Bow Mar has not implemented all of the traffic calming measures recommended in a 2024 study, including additional speed-calming designs such as chicanes. — Tori Mason, CBS News, 10 June 2026 Antonelli overtook Russell at the start, but Russell retook the position on lap 6 on the back straight before the final chicane. — Sahil Kapur, NBC news, 24 May 2026 But there are high-speed areas with tight chicanes that are very challenging. — Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026 There’s a lack of control but no less pressure, like a Sunday driver suddenly being thrust into the cockpit of a Formula One car hurtling towards a high-speed chicane. — Chris Evans, Forbes.com, 12 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for chicane

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Besides, with everyone on high alert for AI staging these days, would-be buyers sometimes see agents’ presence as evidence of ChatGPT chicanery.

— Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 29 Oct. 2026
Most importantly, no more need for gas nor the treasonous chicanery plotted by the president and an enemy.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of chicanery

Noun

The killings and his six-week trial in 2023 captivated the true crime world with a mix of treachery, corruption, money, power and Southern accents.

— Jeffrey Collins, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
The killings of Murdaugh’s wife and son and his subsequent six-week trial captivated the true crime world with a mix of treachery, corruption, money, power and Southern accents.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of treachery

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Rarely does a pop album so deftly lay bare the trickery of pop albums, while remaining a compelling pop album in its own right.

— Samuel Hyland, Pitchfork, 28 Oct. 2026
Narratively, the momentum crests at the protest, abetted by Maksimović’s most dynamic cinematic trickery — which extends to a shot from the perspective of the errant, offending stone.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of trickery

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Galloping advances in technology invite subterfuge and theft.

— Sam Mullins, Foreign Affairs, 28 Oct. 2026
The series unpacks the subterfuge and secrecy required to record the interviews and how Diana and Colthurst were on high alert while making the recordings, Barefield explained.

— Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of subterfuge

Noun

But the hamstring injury to the star outside linebacker is severe enough that Carolina Panthers head coach Dave Canales didn’t entertain such gamesmanship.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026
Whatever higher purpose goes along with espionage work tends to be lost in the gamesmanship and cynicism that seems to come with the territory.

— Scott Tobias, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of gamesmanship

Noun

On Saturday’s opening night in Westport the audience seemed to react particularly strongly to the characters’ more realistic relationship struggles and weren’t as responsive to the military skullduggery.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 28 Oct. 2026
International skullduggery in this case concerned the retrieving of two nuclear warheads from a treacherous Caribbean dictatorship.

— Ed Olmstead, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026

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