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as in ruse
a clever often underhanded means to achieve an end
her husband used every trick in the book to get out of appearing in his parish's fashion show
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as in prank
a playful or mischievous act intended as a joke
thought that gluing the silver dollar to the floor and watching him struggle to pick it up would be a good trick
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as in ritual
a usual manner of behaving or doing
that deadbeat is up to his usual tricks: once again he's claiming the check is in the mail
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as in feat
an act of notable skill, strength, or cleverness
it'd be quite a trick to hit that target from here
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as in trait
an odd or peculiar habit
a dog with the trick of eating cabbage
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as in to deceive
to cause to believe what is untrue
you tricked me into thinking my ex wasn't coming to the party tonight
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Recent Examples of trick
Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 30 Apr. 2025
Jackman's character, Robert Angier, doesn't know that, and literally stops at nothing to recreate a trick known as the Transported Man.
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Jeremy Irons in 'Dead Ringers'
Irons played Elliot and Beverly Mantle, identical twin gynecologists, in this 1988 thriller.
—Andrea Wurzburger, People.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 29 Apr. 2025
Regardless of his tricking methodology, Knoblauch chose correctly, as the Oilers had their best start to a game despite the first goalless period of the series.
—Eric Stephens, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Telis Demos, WSJ, 21 Oct. 2022
If the high cost of it all is more trick than treat for you, here are several ways to turn your already smart home into a spook-tacularly genius haunted house.
—Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2021
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Noun
Sanders caught on to the trick that was being played on him by that point, and in the end, the NFL acted swiftly on a Falcons organization that recently hasn’t been able to get out of its own way.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 30 Apr. 2025
Jackman's character, Robert Angier, doesn't know that, and literally stops at nothing to recreate a trick known as the Transported Man.
19 of 20
Jeremy Irons in 'Dead Ringers'
Irons played Elliot and Beverly Mantle, identical twin gynecologists, in this 1988 thriller.
—Andrea Wurzburger, People.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Verb
The 11 men and one woman came on foot and bike — dressed as police officers, to trick the doorman at Kardashian's apartment in Paris during Fashion Week in October 2016.
—Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 29 Apr. 2025
Regardless of his tricking methodology, Knoblauch chose correctly, as the Oilers had their best start to a game despite the first goalless period of the series.
—Eric Stephens, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Adjective
As Halloween approaches, investors seem fearful that good credit performance may be more trick than treat.
—Telis Demos, WSJ, 21 Oct. 2022
If the high cost of it all is more trick than treat for you, here are several ways to turn your already smart home into a spook-tacularly genius haunted house.
—Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trick
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Vulture Parent Puppet The puppet ruse is designed to prevent the baby from imprinting on humans.—
Amanda Kooser,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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Those ruses have spurred restrictive voting laws across the country, despite the failure over the years of anybody finding fraud happening beyond small and rare instances — and certainly not at the scale of deciding major elections.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Apr. 2025
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His client, Penn State defensive end Abdul Carter , received a prank call on Draft Night from someone claiming to be with the Jacksonville Jaguars.—
Alex Sherman,
CNBC,
1 May 2025
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The Atlanta Falcons and a coach have been fined in the fallout of the prank call involving Shedeur Sanders.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
People.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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While the set comes with a small Kanuma pumice incense holder, the brand’s bronze asymmetrical beauty—designed in collaboration with Vogel Studio—gives the ritual of burning incense an elegant flair.—
Lauren Arzbaecher,
Architectural Digest,
28 Apr. 2025
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Francis wanted his burial ritual simplified, with less opulence, in keeping with his view that the church should serve the poor.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr.,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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In the early part of the 2024 season, Kwan flirted with a .400 average, a feat that hadn’t been accomplished since Ted Williams was still swinging the lumber in 1941.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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Like all Viking vessels, its interiors are a feat of Nordic design, with comfortable yet understated cabins (in this case 84 outside staterooms, including nine suites) that uphold modern Scandinavian principles.—
Sam Cochran,
Architectural Digest,
29 Apr. 2025
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Essential traits of a successful partnership include trust, open communication and aligned objectives.—
Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
5 May 2025
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Evergreen shrubs provide year-round privacy, while deciduous shrubs add ornamental traits such as flowers and fall foliage.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
3 May 2025
Verb
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Jurors found Peters guilty in August for using someone else’s security badge to give an expert affiliated with My Pillow chief executive Mike Lindell access to the Mesa County election system and deceiving other officials about that person’s identity.—
Colleen Slevin,
Twin Cities,
22 Apr. 2025
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Stribling tried to deceive officers by saying Bailei was shot in a robbery, The Detroit News reported.—
Mike Stunson,
Kansas City Star,
17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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But the mechanics of imposing an actual tariff are a bit tricky.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
5 May 2025
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However, Newcastle have a tricky final four matches.—
Tom Burrows,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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The project looks at the 1980s rise and fall of Joe Hunt and young and wealthy men who made up an exclusive investment group who descended into a fraud scheme that led to murder.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
1 May 2025
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Los Angeles doubled down on a defensive scheme that largely left Gobert unattended in an effort to account for Anthony Edwards.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
1 May 2025
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“Trick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trick. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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