THREE-CARD MONTES Synonyms: 36 Similar Words

three-card montes

noun

plural of three-card monte

as in thimblerigs

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Noun

The highly customizable shapes enable applications ranging from drug delivery systems to energy storage devices.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2026
That includes implementing basic but effective cybersecurity measures such as making sure devices are up to date, limiting administrator access to systems and backing up important files and data, the NCSC said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of devices

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Political stratagems in art were shifting in places like New York and Los Angeles, and the Pictures Generation’s ethos began to speak to young Black and brown artists, ultimately intersecting with their desire for representation.

— Hilton Als, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
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

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Their rackets—plunder, opium trafficking, and much else—were often run not by members of established yakuza gangs but by fixers and political operators who exploited their connections with the Imperial Japanese Army.

— Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Those trunks held an eclectic assortment of products including tennis rackets, fishing rods, golf bags and men’s ties, dress shirts and suits.

— Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of rackets

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Boeing would have to find out what tooling still exists, rebuild jigs and dies, locate or replace hundreds of suppliers, requalify manufacturing processes, recruit specialist workers, and possibly redesign components that are no longer available.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026
The gimbal-mounted camera can also respond to your gestures like a friendly robot with nods and little jigs.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of jigs

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