Thesaurus results for ARTIFICES

artifices

noun

plural of artifice

as in ruses

a clever often underhanded means to achieve an end used the artifice of saying his grandmother had died so that he could get the last seat on the plane

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Recent Examples of artifices Jean-Luc Godard used nonprofessionals to rend the dramatic fabric and expose the artifices of performance. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 25 Feb. 2026 Owens was initially indicted on one count of fraudulent schemes and artifices, one count of forgery, four counts of perjury and one count of tampering with physical evidence earlier this year. — Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025

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Even before pro-party AI ruses were possible, the Chinese government and its supporters flooded social media with pro-China propaganda and vicious attacks on critics.

— Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026
Such offenders will use all different ruses to distract the victim, such as claiming to be utility workers, tree trimmers, or handymen working on neighbors' houses.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 30 June 2026

Definition of ruses

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Its cases target schemes including false country-of-origin declarations, misclassified goods, and the routing of products through third countries to evade tariffs.

— Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 14 July 2026
Soon after Rhaenyra executes Otto Hightower, who was once mastermind of that family’s schemes, Ormund steps up to be the faction’s new heavy.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 13 July 2026

Definition of schemes

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Grab bars — rails attached to walls, particularly in bathrooms — help provide balance and prevent falls, preventing serious injuries, said Jim Christian, founder of the effort to push Medicare to cover the devices, Safety Bars for America.

— Panashe Matemba-Mutasa, Mercury News, 13 July 2026
Both the Russian and Chinese governments have been compromising routers for years, sometimes in prolonged tugs-of-war to wrest control of devices the other has already commandeered.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 13 July 2026

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