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
  • The Entertainment Thanks to high-speed Starlink Wi-Fi available on JSX flights, travelers are free to stream and browse directly on their personal devices.
    — Annie Archer, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026
  • As more Florida seniors use wearables like continuous glucose monitors, remote blood pressure monitors, smartwatches and fitness trackers, concern grows about who has access to the data these devices collect.
    — Cindy Krischer Goodman, Miami Herald, 6 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
  • When wooden tennis rackets were replaced by titanium models and when steel poles were replaced with fiberglass ones in pole vaulting, the level of performance in each of those sports soared to new levels.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 26 June 2026
  • Dancers in tennis skirts twirled around with rackets while breaking to move plants and shovel dirt.
    — Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 18 June 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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“Three-card montes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/three-card%20montes. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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