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thimblerig

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noun

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Verb
  • There's a problem these players aren't punished enough for cheating.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
  • And right when they're embroiled in the ensuing messy separation, new DNA evidence surfaces in Adam's case, the woman Bob cheated with turns up missing, and just like that, Sarah's back in the spotlight.
    Lizz Schumer, People.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • These characters are fluent in three-card monte rap, no cards required.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2025
  • Smith, according to law enforcement, was basically playing three-card monte with wire transfers and bogus bank statements to help cover his high times and high-risk investments.
    Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 8 June 2024
Verb
  • For years, researchers have been experimenting with quantization techniques that squeeze their neural network weights into smaller memory envelopes.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Consumer confidence has taken a nosedive in 2025 as Americans grow more concerned that inflation could spike again, and tariffs will squeeze their wallets.
    Austin Denean, Baltimore Sun, 18 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Among them, pyramid schemes, membership fee fakes, credit repair cons, dubious health offers, fictitious diploma schools and illegitimate gaming services.
    Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
  • Mia Love, Daughter of Haitian Immigrants, Will Be GOP's First Black Woman in Congress Love served two terms in the House of Representatives and notably worked on bills focused on banking regulation, pyramid schemes and immigration.
    Meredith Kile, People.com, 24 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The actual smell of violet petals isn’t the result of plucking the flower to extract the fragrance.
    Fiona Embleton, Glamour, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Each piece at the Vogue Vintage Market comes with a backstory—whether it’s been plucked from the runway, worn by a cultural icon, or handpicked by one of Vogue’s closest friends.
    Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 18 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • In fact one of the officials of the radical John Birch Society made the exact same claim charging Social Security was a Ponzi scheme in the 1950s.
    Stanley S. Litow, New York Daily News, 13 Apr. 2025
  • Is Social Security a Ponzi scheme?
    Stanley S. Litow, New York Daily News, 13 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Houston dominated the boards and recorded an impressive 11 steals as the Cougars hustled to the very end.
    Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 20 Mar. 2025
  • And, much like their Trust counterparts, Book’s lobbying staff hustles, often literally, to keep up with their boss.
    Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Perched on a hill just 10 minutes from Samui International Airport, the luxurious resort is within arm’s reach of the island’s top attractions yet a world away from the racket.
    Forbes Travel Guide, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
  • The presidential protection racket continues and intensifies.
    Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
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“Thimblerig.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thimblerig. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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