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noun

plural of juggle
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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verb

present tense third-person singular of juggle
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
Noun
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
Now Moon juggles her domineering personality and the family’s poor finances. — Hamilton Cain, Time, 7 July 2026 While Harrelson turns the ranch upside down for the truth, McConaughey juggles a potential run for governor of Texas. — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 June 2026 But after a historically light calendar last year, with United’s total of 40 games being their fewest since the First World War, a major question heading into the new campaign will be how Carrick’s squad juggles domestic and European commitments. — Mark Critchley, New York Times, 19 June 2026 Nor is Liam, an itinerant drifter who juggles whatever trade is on offer but perhaps hasn’t nailed down any single one of them. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 18 June 2026 Gentry’s nearly half-hour spectacle of soccer skill left Porter amazed, but not necessarily surprised, given how Gentry juggles the various balls of her life. — Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 7 June 2026 Ava DesRocher juggles a full-time job, graduate school and teaching Pilates. — Angela Yang, NBC news, 6 June 2026 The place is a total zoo, especially at the tail end of the week and weekend, but the counter staff juggles it all deftly. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Apr. 2026 Margo also juggles the chaotic lives of her parents, former Hooter's waitress, Shyanne (Michelle Pfeiffer), and ex-pro wrestler, Jinx (Nick Offerman). — Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for juggles
  1. ruses
  2. tricks
  3. schemes
  4. deceives
  5. devices
  6. fools
  7. dodges
  8. teases
Noun
  • Even before pro-party AI ruses were possible, the Chinese government and its supporters flooded social media with pro-China propaganda and vicious attacks on critics.
    — Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026
  • Such offenders will use all different ruses to distract the victim, such as claiming to be utility workers, tree trimmers, or handymen working on neighbors' houses.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 30 June 2026
Definition of ruses
Verb
  • Cthulhu, who tricks the Minions into releasing his friends from purgatory.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 29 June 2026
  • Removing fading flowers and their seed pods tricks the plant to redirect its energy from producing seeds to producing more scapes and flower buds, as well as putting energy into root development and storing energy for the next growing season.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 3 June 2026
Definition of tricks
Noun
  • Its cases target schemes including false country-of-origin declarations, misclassified goods, and the routing of products through third countries to evade tariffs.
    — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 14 July 2026
  • Soon after Rhaenyra executes Otto Hightower, who was once mastermind of that family’s schemes, Ormund steps up to be the faction’s new heavy.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 13 July 2026
Definition of schemes
Verb
  • The complaint also claims that the image deceives customers into thinking Lipa has endorsed the product and dilutes her brand identity.
    — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 11 May 2026
  • 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
Definition of deceives
Noun
  • Grab bars — rails attached to walls, particularly in bathrooms — help provide balance and prevent falls, preventing serious injuries, said Jim Christian, founder of the effort to push Medicare to cover the devices, Safety Bars for America.
    — Panashe Matemba-Mutasa, Mercury News, 13 July 2026
  • Both the Russian and Chinese governments have been compromising routers for years, sometimes in prolonged tugs-of-war to wrest control of devices the other has already commandeered.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 13 July 2026
Definition of devices
Verb
  • Runway, Pika, and a dozen others can produce footage that fools the eye on first watch.
    — Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
  • What fools these non-OpenAI mortals must be.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 15 Feb. 2026
Definition of fools
Noun
  • Simple dodges send Lara effortlessly backflipping through the air, and her iconic swan dive returns.
    — Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 11 June 2026
  • There's also knee slides, double jumps, and quick-dodges in all directions.
    — Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Definition of dodges
Verb
  • The featurette teases Zada as Haymitch, with scenes ranging from the literal sunrise on his Reaping Day to Capitol interviews to the Games itself.
    — Mya Copeland, Variety, 4 July 2026
  • Season 28 will be a treat for longtime viewers, Chen Moonves teases, as the time trip theme means competitions are inspired by iconic moments from history and from Big Brother history, with time-bending twists that will directly impact the game.
    — Rachel DeSantis, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026
Definition of teases

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