as in ruses
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 tricks
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 juggles
Arkansas Online, 2 Feb. 2026
The brothers are homeschooled by their mom, Audrey, who juggles teaching, child-rearing and advocacy work.
—Sophia Peyser, CNN Money, 2 Feb. 2026
While the movie juggles all these things with varying degrees of success, the plot mainly centers on two supporting players.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 16 Dec. 2025
Reiner could be called a journeyman director, except what kind of journeyman director could make a movie as confident as When Harry Met Sally, or as anarchic as This Is Spinal Tap, or one that juggles as many tones as The Princess Bride?
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 16 Dec. 2025
Like the late Karl Lagerfeld, Anderson juggles a heavy workload at Dior and JW Anderson with a host of side projects, and indulging his personal passion for ceramics and art in his spare time.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 15 Dec. 2025
Questions center on the offense, as coordinator Brian Hartline juggles double duty with OSU and USF, his new job.
—Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2025
The Minnesota Lynx star juggles being a mom, a franchise player, a union VP, Unrivaled cofounder, and MVP.
—Essence, 24 Nov. 2025
Two of her three children attend the center full time while Wentland juggles part-time work and a full-time class load; her husband works full time.
—Gina Lee Castro, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
Suzie juggles counselors, nurses, social workers, community agencies, and teachers--retelling her story again and again just to solve one problem.
—Arkansas Online, 2 Feb. 2026
The brothers are homeschooled by their mom, Audrey, who juggles teaching, child-rearing and advocacy work.
—Sophia Peyser, CNN Money, 2 Feb. 2026
While the movie juggles all these things with varying degrees of success, the plot mainly centers on two supporting players.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 16 Dec. 2025
Reiner could be called a journeyman director, except what kind of journeyman director could make a movie as confident as When Harry Met Sally, or as anarchic as This Is Spinal Tap, or one that juggles as many tones as The Princess Bride?
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 16 Dec. 2025
Like the late Karl Lagerfeld, Anderson juggles a heavy workload at Dior and JW Anderson with a host of side projects, and indulging his personal passion for ceramics and art in his spare time.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 15 Dec. 2025
Questions center on the offense, as coordinator Brian Hartline juggles double duty with OSU and USF, his new job.
—Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2025
The Minnesota Lynx star juggles being a mom, a franchise player, a union VP, Unrivaled cofounder, and MVP.
—Essence, 24 Nov. 2025
Two of her three children attend the center full time while Wentland juggles part-time work and a full-time class load; her husband works full time.
—Gina Lee Castro, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for juggles
Noun
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The New York Colored American reported that some offers of short-term work for Black men — moving livestock to or from Kentucky, for example — were ruses that ended with kidnappings.—
Equal Justice Initiative,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Many suspect a spam call and don't pick up the phone, leading foundation staff to sometimes devise ruses.—
Kelly Meyerhofer,
jsonline.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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One of the dangers of the Midwestern climate is a late-winter warm spell that thaws the soil and tricks bulbs and other plants into sprouting too early.—
Beth Botts,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Jan. 2026
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This tricks incoming missiles into targeting the decoy instead of the actual jet.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The new era During the crypto boom of 2021, entrepreneurs put forth lofty schemes to remake the internet with decentralized plumbing.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
17 Feb. 2026
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Classical bit commitment schemes are essential building blocks for all sorts of other methods in cryptography.—
Ben Brubaker,
Quanta Magazine,
17 Feb. 2026
Verb
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In a statement issued Friday, the commission accused X of using its 'blue checkmark' in a way that deceives users.—
Mary Cunningham,
CBS News,
5 Dec. 2025
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The fragmentary Ni 12501 tablet from the Early Dynastic III period of Mesopotamia breaks off when Fox deceives the inhabitants of the netherworld in his quest to retrieve the storm god Ishkur.—
Rafil Kroll-Zaidi,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The researchers are hopeful that their work will help advance hydrovoltaic devices that can power battery-free devices using water, heat, and sunlight.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Feb. 2026
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According to Google, its Pixel 9 and later devices, other than Pixel 9a, also have a satellite feature to use in emergencies when no other signal is available.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
20 Feb. 2026
Verb
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What fools these non-OpenAI mortals must be.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
15 Feb. 2026
Noun
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There's also knee slides, double jumps, and quick-dodges in all directions.—
Griff Griffin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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The former is what the first game had, and is more meant for short-range dashes and dodges.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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While on set in London, Sawai teases it’s been fun to hear the cast — Paul Mescal as Paul McCartney, Harris Dickinson as John Lennon, Joseph Quinn as George Harrison and Barry Keoghan as Ringo Starr — play the iconic band’s music.—
Payton Turkeltaub,
Variety,
20 Feb. 2026
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But beyond Murphy and Graham, the trailer only teases Sophie Rundle as Tommy’s long-suffering sister, Ada, but no other regulars.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
19 Feb. 2026
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