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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
Most agents follow a goal and juggle steps; an AI leader is designed to set direction, coordinate the people beneath it, and own outcomes the way a manager does. — Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2026 Turns out today is National Working Moms Day, a day that speaks directly to me and about 10 of my colleagues here at IndyStar, all of whom are familiar with the juggle. — Shari Rudavsky, IndyStar, 12 Mar. 2026
Verb
In the series, Sennott plays Maia, an aspiring talent manager who must juggle various relationships, including with her college bud turned rising star Tallulah (A’zion) and her schoolteacher boyfriend Dylan (Hutcherson). — Joe Otterson, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026 On the business side, companies juggle multiple products, capital and compliance constraints and questions of security, privacy and data governance that shape sales cycles and retention. — Nik Froehlich, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 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
  • There’s a delightful secret history of Hollywood directors whose ruses and stratagems bought them an unusual amount of leeway with their scripts.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2026
  • From this perspective, Perseus’s ruse suggests that our traffic with images and imaging has less to do with likeness to life than its arrest and incapacitation.
    — Jan Tumlir, Artforum, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of ruse
Verb
  • Giovannoni showed that the free, open-source tool successfully tricked scammers into giving away their own private personal information, such as phone numbers, addresses, and even bank account details.
    — Kim Key, PC Magazine, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Hackers have learned to exploit the public's anxiety about cybersecurity failures to trick people into revealing personal data.
    — Evan Zimmer, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of trick
Noun
  • New lighting and wall labels, redesigned layouts, and the introduction of new services are all aimed at enhancing the visitor experience, while the Uffizi will protect its treasures through improved conservation and security schemes.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Taylor Farms alleges that Brian Thune confessed to the scheme in a March 16 phone call with company officials and again confessed and apologized for his actions in an April 8 voicemail to Taylor Farms Chief Executive Officer Bruce Taylor.
    — James Powel, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of scheme
Verb
  • That March, Stewart was convicted of conspiring with her Merrill Lynch stockbroker, Peter Bacanovic, to deceive authorities probing her December 2001 sale of the ImClone stock.
    — Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The task force suggests that altering the physical environment, such as putting up nets, barriers to force drones into different flight paths, and making one’s surroundings appear uninteresting from the air can deceive drones.
    — Zita Ballinger Fletcher, Forbes.com, 30 July 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
  • Do not be fooled by icing that maybe has a little bit of cream cheese in it.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • At the Black Hat security conference, one researcher demonstrated a way to fool current facial recognition models with a little help from the fashion world.
    — Kim Key, PC Magazine, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of fool
Noun
  • Rather than trying to miniaturize the entire testing infrastructure into a small and convenient device, Biolyz uses a large, complex and expensive mass spectrometry technology.
    — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Technology has significantly evolved since then, with 80% of 911 calls nationwide coming from wireless mobile devices rather than landlines tied to specific addresses.
    — Sophia Eppley, AJC.com, 10 Aug. 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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