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
  • Grab bars — rails attached to walls, particularly in bathrooms — help provide balance and prevent falls, preventing serious injuries, said Jim Christian, founder of the effort to push Medicare to cover the devices, Safety Bars for America.
    — Panashe Matemba-Mutasa, Mercury News, 13 July 2026
  • Both the Russian and Chinese governments have been compromising routers for years, sometimes in prolonged tugs-of-war to wrest control of devices the other has already commandeered.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 13 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
Noun
  • 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
  • Djokovic surged to a 9-4 lead, after which both players were left hunched over, leaning on their rackets for support.
    — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 7 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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