three-card montes

Definition of three-card montesnext
plural of three-card monte
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Noun
  • At the start of the year, China removed a three-decade-old tax exemption on contraceptive drugs and devices.
    Sean Nevin, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026
  • The suit alleged City Creek failed to reposition her every two hours in bed or her wheelchair, which is the clinical standard for people at risk of bedsores, and to promptly order devices to protect her skin.
    Jordan Rau, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
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
Noun
  • Computer keyboards, lipstick, tennis rackets, pajamas, soft contact lenses, detergent, chewing gum, shoes, crayons, shaving cream, pillows, aspirin, dentures, tape, umbrellas and nylon guitar strings are just a few of them.
    Anne D’Innocenzio, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
  • In the sweet shot, baby Elyan is resting, swaddled in a blanket printed with tennis rackets.
    Georgia Slater, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Other anglers prefer tube jigs or a jig with a tiny minnow impaled through its dorsal fin.
    Cory Schmidt, Outdoor Life, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Stripers in summer are too deep to reach with anything besides heavy jigs on downriggers.
    Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 29 Mar. 2026
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“Three-card montes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/three-card%20montes. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.

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