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noun

Definition of jugglenext
as in ruse
a clever often underhanded means to achieve an end a temporary suspension of the gas tax was just a crowd-pleasing juggle that was not a long-term solution to the energy problem

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verb

ˈjə-gəl How to pronounce juggle (audio)
as in to trick
to cause to believe what is untrue everyone thinks that they are too smart to be juggled by con artists

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Recent Examples of juggle
Noun
Plus, for parents who work—summer can be a constant juggle for child care, camp drop-offs, and still packing lunches. — Sari Hitchins, Parents, 29 June 2026 In the span of 25 minutes and approximately 2,900 juggles, Lea Gentry wrote her own allegory. — Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 7 June 2026
Verb
For the past couple decades, Laguardia juggled her education, her business and her advocacy. — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2026 Eaton, 42, a Boston biotech executive and scientist by training, was juggling her career and family life with an increasingly complicated medical schedule for Olivia, now 7, and her older daughter, Fiona, 9, alongside her husband, Matthew, 44. — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for juggle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for juggle
  1. ruse
  2. trick
  3. scheme
  4. deceive
  5. dodge
  6. fool
  7. device
  8. fetch
Noun
  • Litton had apparently set up a similar ruse at another small Seventh-day Adventist school, this one in Red Bluff, about 70 miles northwest of Oroville, sheriff’s officials said.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2026
  • One such ruse, revealed by The Athletic in August 2024, involved a team of pickpockets being hired to teach his squad the importance of being ready, alert and prepared at all times.
    — Art de Roché, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of ruse
Verb
  • The North Koreans will then trick victims to install the malware under the guise of completing a computer coding test or troubleshooting an error in an online video call.
    — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Light pollution from various sources in our bedroom can trick the brain into producing less melatonin, which can negatively impact sleep quality.
    — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of trick
Noun
  • More than 400 people are enrolled in the scheme, which has been operating since June.
    — Will Barker, TheWeek, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Debating literary currency The scheme has sparked debate in the affluent city-state over whether cash can truly cultivate a lifelong love for books.
    — Kathleen Magramo, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of scheme
Verb
  • Trump dismisses warnings Anthropic’s Dario Amodei, OpenAI’s Sam Altman and SpaceXAI’s Elon Musk have all called for greater government oversight of the industry after a series of hacks revealed AI agents conspiring to deceive humans.
    — Jill Colvin, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The Bucs couldn’t ask for a better bounce-back opponent after dropping their opener in Cincy, a somewhat deceiving result because of all the Baker Mayfield turnovers.
    — Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of deceive
Noun
  • Waggling the controller for light and heavy attacks while pressing the buttons to parry, blow, and dodge reminded me of the motion-control scheme Capcom implemented for Street Fighter 6's Switch 2 port.
    — Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 6 Aug. 2026
  • While the fuel-oil tax-dodge is a relatively recent phenomenon, purloined Mexican fuel, known simply as huachicol, has circulated for decades.
    — Foreign Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of dodge
Verb
  • The second season of The Paper is a sitcom trying to fool itself.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026
  • In July, OpenAI said its models were responsible for a cyber incident on another company, while Anthropic’s Claude models were also responsible for cybersecurity incidents, including in one case where Mythos created fake identities to fool humans.
    — Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of fool
Noun
  • The system makes hands-free upright mobility available to eligible wheelchair users living with spinal cord injuries at any level, who can manually operate the device’s controller.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2026
  • This sort of convenience comes with a trade-off, even with Apple's promises of privacy and on-device processing.
    — Florence Ion, PC Magazine, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of device
Noun
  • Carmy and Syd as a couple is the equivalent of fetch.
    — Jen Chaney, Vulture, 26 June 2026
  • Use this toy to play fetch with your dog on land or in the water.
    — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 26 June 2026
Definition of fetch

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“Juggle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/juggle. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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