gambit
a calculated move or opening remark made to gain an advantage, often at some risk
Forms
- plural
- gambits
Examples
- Mary opened the meeting with a friendly gambit about the weather to put everyone at ease.
- Offering to help with the dishes was Jack's gambit to avoid an awkward conversation.
- The negotiator's first gambit was to propose an unrealistically high price.
All Words
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a quick, incomplete look at something or someone, often lasting only a moment
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A person or thing that comes before something else and signals that it is about to happen.
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Describing a point of transition, a space that lies between two different states, places, or stages rather than fully belonging to either one.