three-card montes

noun

plural of three-card monte
as in thimblerigs

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  1. devices
  2. stratagems
  3. rackets
  4. jigs
Noun
  • Sassa hopes the project will eventually yield advanced devices that can — much like living organisms — self-assemble, adapt to their surroundings, and autonomously repair themselves.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 20 July 2026
  • The sheriff urged the public to have safety devices like life vests on hand when gathering near bodies of water.
    — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of devices
Noun
  • There are some other fun stats in there, including a ranking of the game's most popular stratagems.
    — Ian Stokes, Space.com, 3 Mar. 2026
Definition of stratagems
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  • This system means players adjust their tactics (and often their string tensions on their rackets) through each stretch.
    — James Hansen, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • Gang bosses had enjoyed surreal luxuries inside — a zoo, a discotheque, a cockfight arena — while directing rackets that had spread across the hemisphere as Tren de Aragua took control of smuggling routes and victimized Venezuelan immigrants.
    — Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica, 10 July 2026
Definition of rackets
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
Definition of jigs
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