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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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
Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
Christopher shows off his yo-yo skills, Gil juggles, and Michael recites an original poem.
—EW.com, 26 Sep. 2024
Laura Regensdorf, Vogue, 25 Apr. 2025
Homes juggling Zoom, 4K streaming, and online gaming will get instant relief from a rock-solid signal in every corner.
—Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 24 Apr. 2025
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Noun
The constant juggle means caregivers are often absent from work, lose pay and benefits and miss out on promotions.
—Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
Christopher shows off his yo-yo skills, Gil juggles, and Michael recites an original poem.
—EW.com, 26 Sep. 2024
Verb
Saki’s one-year-old, Enzo, is periodically trotted out on Winters’s hip, a sometimes babbling manifestation of everything her character is juggling.
—Laura Regensdorf, Vogue, 25 Apr. 2025
Homes juggling Zoom, 4K streaming, and online gaming will get instant relief from a rock-solid signal in every corner.
—Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 24 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for juggle
Noun
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Richie buys Harry's ruse regarding Tommy's murder, but there's a catch.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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The wedding started as an elaborate three-way ruse concocted by Wai-Tung, a gay Taiwanese American man; his white boyfriend, Simon (Mitchell Lichtenstein); and Wei-Wei, an undocumented Chinese immigrant.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
19 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Deceptive tactics trick users into providing biometric data unknowingly.—
Mohamed Lazzouni,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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The light from screens can trick your brain into staying awake.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The project looks at the 1980s rise and fall of Joe Hunt and young and wealthy men who made up an exclusive investment group who descended into a fraud scheme that led to murder.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
1 May 2025
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Los Angeles doubled down on a defensive scheme that largely left Gobert unattended in an effort to account for Anthony Edwards.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
1 May 2025
Verb
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Jurors found Peters guilty in August for using someone else’s security badge to give an expert affiliated with My Pillow chief executive Mike Lindell access to the Mesa County election system and deceiving other officials about that person’s identity.—
Colleen Slevin,
Twin Cities,
22 Apr. 2025
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Stribling tried to deceive officers by saying Bailei was shot in a robbery, The Detroit News reported.—
Mike Stunson,
Kansas City Star,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Rannells, who reprises his role as Stephanie's friend Darren, made headlines when promoting Another Simple Favor with an amusing dodge to a question hinting at Lively's legal dramas.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
1 May 2025
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Politics often entails angles and illusion, dodges and diversions.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
The Mercury News,
4 Feb. 2025
Verb
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That was probably a terrible decision, in fairness, but Meazza responded by faking a shot to fool a defender, then teed up Piola to score.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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While the towering shoes may seem intimidating, don’t let their large, often chunky heels fool you: PLatform shoes are among the most comfortable heels in any wardrobe.—
Nina Derwin,
Glamour,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
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On Easter Sunday, this paper contained an editorial that employed the same literary device: It was penned by an angel.—
Gwen Faulkenberry,
Arkansas Online,
21 Apr. 2025
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Plus, flash drives can be used to spread malware to other devices.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
20 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Lake Erie, the shallowest of the Great Lakes, also posed significant dangers due to its long fetch.—
Caitlin Looby,
Journal Sentinel,
25 Nov. 2024
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Swells generated by Isaac and a large wind fetch from another weather system are affecting portions of the coast of Bermuda and could spread into the Azores by this weekend.—
Doyle Rice,
USA TODAY,
26 Sep. 2024
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“Juggle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/juggle. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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