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
Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026
Red Bull driver Isack Hadjar hit the barriers after misjudging a chicane.
—Sahil Kapur, NBC news, 3 May 2026
Like its Polestar 2 and 3 siblings, the 4 has so much spunk and poise and whipping it around local chicanes can be a highlight of any weekend.
—Morgan Korn, ABC News, 22 Feb. 2026
Not to mention Piastri’s overtake on Norris last year at Monza into the second chicane.
—Rob Reed, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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Noun
But there are high-speed areas with tight chicanes that are very challenging.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026
Red Bull driver Isack Hadjar hit the barriers after misjudging a chicane.
—Sahil Kapur, NBC news, 3 May 2026
Like its Polestar 2 and 3 siblings, the 4 has so much spunk and poise and whipping it around local chicanes can be a highlight of any weekend.
—Morgan Korn, ABC News, 22 Feb. 2026
Not to mention Piastri’s overtake on Norris last year at Monza into the second chicane.
—Rob Reed, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chicane
Noun
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There’s a tremendous amount of financial chicanery that goes on in 2026.—
Chris Murphy,
Vanity Fair,
11 June 2026
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Not many people, however, concluded that financial chicanery at executive level should be used as a stick with which to beat the players and coaches who had won those trophies over the years in question.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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The fans were cheated Sunday out of a chance to see an interesting pitching matchup between Shota Imanaga and Dylan Cease, the former Cubs farmhand and former White Sox pitcher.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2026
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For example, a spouse who catches their partner cheating and kills someone in the heat of emotion.—
Lorena O’Neil,
Rolling Stone,
17 June 2026
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But the dramatic vision-boosting reputation carrots have carried for decades traces back to a wartime deception, not science.—
Samantha Agate,
Sacbee.com,
15 June 2026
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The deception group reported the steepest drop in symptoms.—
Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
13 June 2026
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Peacock’s adventures in treachery The Traitors was the top dog, scoring five prizes including Best Competition Series and Best Host for Alan Cumming.—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
3 June 2026
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Upon learning of Ava’s treachery, Deborah HOWLS.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
1 May 2026
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Diomande can shift from zero to full throttle in seconds on either wing and beat players with raw pace, trickery or both, all with the ball stuck to his feet.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
9 June 2026
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But ultimately, Williams believes AI can be an extension of editing trickery that has existed since the dawn of filmmaking.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
27 May 2026
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There is a long history of subterfuge at World Cups — a long history of sharing injury information that isn’t exactly transparent or even accurate.—
Henry Bushnell,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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If the Allies had had to postpone the invasion for the next moon-tide alignment later in the month, the subterfuge would have been exposed.—
Andrea Thompson,
Scientific American,
29 May 2026
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Brown didn’t sound that crazy after Game 3, and certainly there was some of that old Pat Riley-Phil Jackson gamesmanship in his remarks, trying to get an extra whistle in Game 4.—
Ian O'Connor,
New York Times,
9 June 2026
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Gerry was not alone among the Founders in opposing such political gamesmanship.—
Frederic J. Fransen,
Boston Herald,
9 June 2026
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Once there, a combination of Messi’s genius, goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez’s larger-than-life performances, a well-balanced team, and — it must be said — some unsavoury moments of skullduggery by several players, helped Argentina battle their way to the final against defending champions France.—
Will Jeanes,
New York Times,
20 June 2026
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For this skullduggery-stopping potential, the city paid $67,548, which is in the rough ballpark as what your average cop probably makes annually.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
17 June 2026
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“Chicane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chicane. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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