Synonyms for sting operation
sting oper·a·tion

Princeton's WordNet

1. sting operationnoun

   a complicated confidence game planned and executed with great care (especially an operation implemented by undercover agents to apprehend criminals)

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1. Jason Felch:

   Federal agents are being offered looted stuff out of Syria, but they don't even have the resources to set up a sting operation.

2. Mary McNamara:

   This is really a case about what the appropriate sentence should be, and here is a young guy who is immature, said some stupid things online, and the FBI sent out their best people to try to get a sting operation going.

3. Evan Nierman:

   Both should expect to face withering criticism in the days ahead since this story touches a nerve, especially for parents without the means to pay their kids' way into prestigious schools, expect this topic to dog Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin since the nature of the sting operation reveals famous, rich and powerful people apparently playing by a different set of rules than everyone else.