sleights of hand
phrase
as in schemes
a clever often underhanded means to achieve an end
Financial sleight of hand allowed him to embezzle money from the company without anyone noticing.
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“Sleights of hand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sleights%20of%20hand. Accessed 1 Jan. 2026.
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