as in devices
a clever often underhanded means to achieve an end
okay, buster, the jig is up
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as in fidgets
to make jerky or restless movements
the mother could tell that her little boy had to use the bathroom because he was jigging
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Recent Examples of jigs
John Phillips, Outdoor Life, 14 May 2026
The Emirates turned into a stage for unfettered jigs, pogos, salsas — whatever your dancing capabilities, anything went down a treat — as a club turned up the music and danced as one.
—Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 6 May 2026
Stripers in summer are too deep to reach with anything besides heavy jigs on downriggers.
—Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 29 Mar. 2026
When a whitefish would circle our jigs, a loud crack would scare the skittish fish away.
—Robert Annis, Outside, 24 Feb. 2026
Nunn provided derby participants with details on favorable trout rigs and bait, including Carolina rigs, PowerBait, mini jigs and spinners.
—Amy Stark Shireman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
And making and swapping jigs for every shape and size to reproduce items over and over gets really old, really fast.
—New Atlas, 14 Nov. 2025
Underneath this Adam Sandler comedy’s goofy jigs and fart jokes is a compilation of emotional horrors as potent as any jump scare.
—The Atlantic Culture Desk, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2025
When the surface bite slows, Zaremba switches to bucktail jigs and Rat-L-Traps, which can be worked deeper.
—Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
Use marabou jigs, jigs tipped with one- to two-inch minnows and spoons for combing these deeper areas.
—John Phillips, Outdoor Life, 14 May 2026
The Emirates turned into a stage for unfettered jigs, pogos, salsas — whatever your dancing capabilities, anything went down a treat — as a club turned up the music and danced as one.
—Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 6 May 2026
Stripers in summer are too deep to reach with anything besides heavy jigs on downriggers.
—Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 29 Mar. 2026
When a whitefish would circle our jigs, a loud crack would scare the skittish fish away.
—Robert Annis, Outside, 24 Feb. 2026
Nunn provided derby participants with details on favorable trout rigs and bait, including Carolina rigs, PowerBait, mini jigs and spinners.
—Amy Stark Shireman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
And making and swapping jigs for every shape and size to reproduce items over and over gets really old, really fast.
—New Atlas, 14 Nov. 2025
Underneath this Adam Sandler comedy’s goofy jigs and fart jokes is a compilation of emotional horrors as potent as any jump scare.
—The Atlantic Culture Desk, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2025
When the surface bite slows, Zaremba switches to bucktail jigs and Rat-L-Traps, which can be worked deeper.
—Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jigs
Noun
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In the Jobs era, the Apple ecosystem was its biggest competitive advantage — Cook doubled down on it, with all devices working seamlessly together.—
Vitaliy Katsenelson,
Fortune,
14 May 2026
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Despite their tiny size, the devices delivered some of the strongest efficiencies reported for ultrathin perovskite solar technology.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
14 May 2026
Verb
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The man fidgets, shifts around in his seat and fixates on Zarutska before pulling out a small knife and striking her multiple times around her neck.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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They are accused of using several ruses to force their way into people’s homes, assaulting unsuspecting residents and holding them hostage for their own money, and demanding access to their crypto accounts.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
14 May 2026
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Kids will quickly see through her ruses.—
Elise Broach,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Persistent muscle twitches Everyone’s muscles twitch from time to time, usually at various locations.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
15 Jan. 2026
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Some devices, for example, track eye movements or other small muscle twitches to let users select words from a screen.—
Emma R. Hasson,
Scientific American,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The most productive college players do not necessarily make the best pros—football is an endlessly interconnected game, with twenty-two players interacting within complicated strategic schemes, and the quality of collegiate competition varies widely.—
Dan Greene,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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The Institute observed that a UBI program did not necessarily cause inflation; delivery system strength is key; an effective communication strategy is essential; the UBI program should fit within existing schemes; and crises shed light on the gaps in social protection systems.—
Carrie Brandon Elliot,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
Verb
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The contract model means that when Congress fiddles, it isn’t impacted.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
22 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, Congress fiddles while structural defects in Medicare and Social Security threaten to engulf the programs.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
12 Oct. 2025
Noun
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As his tricks progressed, the Young Man felt horrified and confused at the same time.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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From that moment on, people in Cuba have been unable to access El Estornudo except through technological tricks like VPNs and proxies that alter their geolocation.—
Abraham Jiménez Enoa,
The Dial,
19 May 2026
Verb
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In a video demonstrating their technology, robots with a single arm attached to a base watch as a human instructor tosses a ball into a small container.—
Katia Riddle,
NPR,
24 Apr. 2026
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Sneak extra broccoli into dinner with this pesto pasta that blends the veggie into both the sauce and tosses it into the finished dish too.—
Patricia S York,
Southern Living,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Jigs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jigs. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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