Dramatic Ploy

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Updated: October 10, 2023

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	noun • a line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage • a message that departs from the main subject adverb • on or to one side • out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts) • not taken into account or excluded from consideration • in a different direction • placed or kept separate and distinct as for a purpose • in reserve; not for immediate use
	24%	11		Popular dramatic device used in dramatic or comedic works.
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	22%	9		A ploy to deceive or trap someone
	noun • the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise verb • wait in hiding to attack

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New York Times13 Oct 1985	Down 80
New York Times30 Jan 1981	Down 2
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