1
as in negotiating
to plan out usually with subtle skill or care
let me look at my schedule and see if I can't finagle a visit to the museum
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2
as in cheating
to use dishonest methods to achieve a goal
she'll finagle until she gets exactly what she wants
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Verb
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Ukraine is also negotiating to sell its drone technology to the US and has offered other European countries assistance in dealing with incursions by drones.—
Victoria Butenko,
CNN Money,
28 Sep. 2025 -
Christina Jolley, the senior vice president at Blanca Commercial Real Estate, said her team is negotiating with companies from a variety of industries, including tech, law, healthcare and marketing.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
27 Sep. 2025
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Emotionally cheating may hurt more than physically cheating.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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The next global square date will take place on January 1, 2036, or 01/01/2036, which feels a bit like cheating since both versions yield 1012036 (1006 x 1006).—
Margherita Bassi,
Popular Science,
25 Sep. 2025
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With Danny held hostage, Maria’s life begins to flourish and that star pupil, Pauline, inches ever-closer to her favorite docent as sympathies slip away and oscillate between characters, the film making quick work of manipulating mounting emotions.—
Holly Jones,
Variety,
26 Sep. 2025
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The video appears to show Lauren manipulating and firing the gun, but it’s recorded from a distance and has no sound.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
25 Sep. 2025
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Elite Asian Matchmaker is a white-glove service that handles all the logistics, from vetting potential matches to arranging dates, allowing clients to simply show up and enjoy the experience.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
2 Oct. 2025
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The tour company optimized the schedule to match workers' paid time off, by arranging departure days scheduled around holidays or weekends, which minimizes the days a traveler would need to take from work.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Oct. 2025
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Parson will be maneuvering the equipment through customs.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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Things like maneuvering a grocery cart, moving furniture, or placing a stack of dishes on the top shelf all tick the box.—
SELF,
SELF,
23 Sep. 2025
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To address this, the research team focused on engineering the electrolyte’s co-solvent.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Sep. 2025
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The city is re-engineering one of the east side's major arteries to make way for the Blue Line, a 24-mile bus line between Cumberland and the Indianapolis International Airport.—
Ryan Murphy,
IndyStar,
25 Sep. 2025
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In February, four Hamas members suspected of plotting attacks on Jewish institutions in Europe went on trial in Berlin in what prosecutors described as the first court case against militants of the Palestinian group in Germany.—
Pilar Arias,
FOXNews.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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In December 2023, German and Dutch law enforcement arrested four people accused of plotting to attack Jewish institutions in Europe.—
Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Finagling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finagling. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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