as in to cheat
to rob by the use of trickery or threats
had the feeling that I had just been thimblerigged by the sweetest-looking old lady
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as in three-card monte
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thimblerig
Verb
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The only reason that Bikini Frankenstein does not rank higher on this list is because putting a softcore porno at the top would feel like cheating.—
Katie Rife,
Vulture,
9 Nov. 2025 -
But like his predecessor, this Frankenstein is just as obsessed with immortality and cheating death through science.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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But what Booth desperately wants is for Linc to teach him the art of three-card monte, and to work with him on the street.—
Jim Higgins,
jsonline.com,
15 July 2025
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These characters are fluent in three-card monte rap, no cards required.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The Panthers squeezed a few end-of-career seasons out of guys such as Dino Ciccarelli and Igor Larionov.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Instead, 2026 is about building both stylish and sensible outfits that can take you from the airport to the streets with maximum versatility without ever squeezing into tight, form-fitting fabric.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Chinese authorities have accused the group of being a pyramid scheme and a cult.—
Didi Kirsten Tatlow,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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For the Klan, Clarke and Tyler settled on a good old-fashioned American pyramid scheme.—
Jody Mamone,
Hartford Courant,
15 Aug. 2025
Verb
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But Haise did lead Lens to the Champions League for the first time in 20 years, finished one point behind PSG in 2023, and did, to pluck a one-off game out of the ether, oversee a 2-1 win over Arteta’s Arsenal.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2026
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While Marty Supreme is only loosely inspired by Reisman, there are several sequences and character details plucked from his life.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Jan. 2026
Noun
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McPhee instead used incoming money to make the 3% payouts to prior investors, a form of fraud called a Ponzi scheme.—
Logan Smith,
CBS News,
28 Dec. 2025
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All of this fueled fresh attacks from Saylor’s critics who say Strategy’s unusual business model, which revolves around selling stock to buy Bitcoin, is unsustainable or even a Ponzi scheme.—
Jeff John Roberts,
Fortune,
3 Dec. 2025
Verb
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The director points to a mid-film scene in a bowling alley, where Marty and his friend Wally (Tyler Okonma, aka Tyler, the Creator) hustle a small-town crew, as an example of its importance.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Jan. 2026
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Wing/forward Cam Whitmore did not hustle back on defense and continued to play with tunnel vision on offense.—
Josh Robbins,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Capone moved to Chicago in 1920 to join a crime racket run by a friend from a New York street gang, the FBI said.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
6 Jan. 2026
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William Cederquist is not connected to his brother’s rackets.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
4 Jan. 2026
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“Thimblerig.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thimblerig. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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