Thesaurus results for RUSES

ruses

noun

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plural of ruse

as in deceptions

an act that is used to fool someone His act was just a clever ruse to get me to go out with him.

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Recent Examples of ruses The New York Colored American reported that some offers of short-term work for Black men — moving livestock to or from Kentucky, for example — were ruses that ended with kidnappings. —

Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025 Many suspect a spam call and don't pick up the phone, leading foundation staff to sometimes devise ruses. —

Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 8 Oct. 2025 Episode 4 finds both Ellen and Julia throwing themselves headlong into plans that require them to keep up major ruses. —

Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 22 Aug. 2025

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In the novel, Amanda and Oliver attempt to get Eloise to leave by way of some nasty pranks, but Book Eloise remains undeterred and, in fact, loves the challenge of trying to both one-up and win over the twins.

— Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2026
Originally from Strasbourg, near the German border, the French creator rose to fame on lip syncs and pranks, hopping from Instagram to YouTube to TikTok.

— Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 19 Feb. 2026