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byplays

n. (plural of byplay English)

Usage examples of "byplays".

Around the hall, members of the High Council explored byplays behind faqades of polite conversation, and all the while they played, once more, the Great Game.

Any struggle in the enemy camp was good to know about, but unfortunately, he couldn't afford to spend the time insinuating himself where he could observe the byplays of power.