Gambit

Definitions

1. An opening in chess in which a minor piece or a pawn is sacrificed to gain an advantage.
2. Any ploy or stratagem.
3. A remark intended to open a conversation.

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Examples

“Her clever gambit gave her an advantage.”

“Their promise⟳ to lower taxes is clearly an election-year gambit.”

“The Red Holocaust is best interpreted in this light⟳ as the bitter fruit of an^([sic]) utopian gambit that was socially misengineered into a dystopic nightmare by despots in humanitarian disguise.”

“An opening sequence, featuring a de-aged Ford playing a younger Indy, is a bold and nostalgic gambit, offering a glimpse of what you've missed.”

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