opening gambit

noun

: a first move
Their opening gambit in the negotiations was to demand a wage hike.

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Bores regards it as at least a good opening gambit. — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 7 May 2026 But solar is just the opening gambit. — IEEE Spectrum, 1 Nov. 2023 Diddy attorney Alexandra Shapiro’s opening gambit invoked lofty ideals about justice. — Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 9 Apr. 2026 The opening gambit is typically a pop-up window with a hack alert, followed by outreach from someone impersonating a government figure, who makes the victim think his or her money is not safe. — Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for opening gambit

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“Opening gambit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/opening%20gambit. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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