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She used subterfuge to get out of going to school, pretending to have a fever and a sore throat so her parents would let her stay home.subterfuge = deception (lies or tricks)
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The company used subterfuge to hide their illegal activities, creating fake documents and records to cover their tracks.
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She wasn't able to endure being at a disadvantage and, given this unwillingness, I suppose she had begun dealing in subterfuges when she was very young in order to keep that cool, insolent smile turned to the world and yet satisfy the demands of her hard, jaunty body. (source)subterfuges = deceptions
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And after all, bargains and subterfuge are a way of life for him.† (source)
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It was punishable by death to cover your face if you were not a Snilfard, since imperviousness and subterfuge were reserved for the nobility.† (source)
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If he'd found the clothes six months before, I would have been ashamed at the subterfuge.† (source)
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You re involved now, more's the pity, so the time for lies and subterfuge is past.† (source)
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Subterfuges and deceptions.† (source)
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His first instinct was to pretend he was still sleeping—he was exhausted, after all, and could have used more time undisturbed in bed— but the thought of her lying there and feeling alone was not a pleasant one, and besides she might have noticed the subterfuge.† (source)
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The subterfuges people have used to get their parents here—wow, pretty ingenious.† (source)
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I was outraged by her subterfuge yet couldn't understand why.† (source)
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This was difficult, for Scarlett had not a subtle bone in her body; and Gerald was so much like her he never failed to penetrate her weak subterfuges, even as she penetrated his.† (source)
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I was in a panic because I'm not built for subterfuge and deception.† (source)
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And yet the very fact that Shakespeare had to use these subterfuges shows how widely his thoughts ranged.† (source)
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I'm not new to the ways of subterfuge and secrecy, you know.† (source)
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Why do you force me to idiotic subterfuges?" he exclaimed with sudden warmth.† (source)
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