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99%4Exact Match!
noun

• a fraudulent business scheme

verb

• deprive of by deceit

98%3Exact Match!
noun

• the act of using

• what something is used for

• a particular service

• (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing

• (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition

• exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage

• (law) the exercise of the legal right to enjoy the benefits of owning property

verb

• put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose

• take or consume (regularly or habitually)

• use up, consume fully

• seek or achieve an end by using to one's advantage

• avail oneself to

• habitually do something or be in a certain state or place (use only in the past tense)

38%4Play the fool
noun

• a man who is a stupid incompetent fool

• a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior

verb

• commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake

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New York Times04 Oct 2015 Down 60
New York Times01 May 2007 Across 69
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