1. plural of ploy; cunning plans or actions intended to deceive or gain an advantage

Examples

• The marketing team used several clever ployes to attract new customers.
• His ployes to avoid homework were always discovered by his parents.
• The chess player employed various ployes to confuse her opponent.
• The company's ployes to reduce costs ultimately hurt product quality.
• She saw through his transparent ployes to gain sympathy.
• Political ployes often backfire when exposed to the public.