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Synonyms for power play
pow·er play
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Princeton's WordNet
power play, squeeze play, squeezenoun
an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power
"she laughed at this sexual power play and walked away"
Synonyms:
clinch, squeeze, wring, squeezing, liquidity crisis, credit crunch, squeeze play, hugpower playnoun
a play in which there is a concentration of players in one location on the field of play
"they used a power play to return the kickoff"
Synonyms:
squeeze play, squeezepower playnoun
(ice hockey) a play in which one team has a numerical advantage over the other as a result of penalties
"the team was unable to capitalize on the power play"
Synonyms:
squeeze play, squeeze
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How to use power play in a sentence?
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It's a cynical, opportunistic kind of power play.
We were fortunate to only be down one goal, and then when you get those chances on the power play, youve got to make them pay, today, we did.
PK was good. The power play was good. I thought the 5 on 5 was good, i believe that we’re going to score, and so what we need to control is the defense part of it. Tonight, we were really good. Vitek made big saves when we needed him to make big saves.
It's just a power play on them trying to scare us.
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