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
Will Leitch, Vulture, 13 Sep. 2025
Gutierrez added the family was under immense strain, with Zaragoza's father, who is on dialysis, holding on to hope of seeing his son again, while his stepmother juggles caregiving and medical appointments.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Juggling Family Drama, Business and Wild Builds Joe’s wife, Ashley, meanwhile, juggles the business and the family dynamics alike.
—Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Collins stars in Emily in Paris as Emily Cooper, a woman who juggles her career at a French marketing firm with her love life, friendships and more.
—Nicholas Rice, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025
The young boy juggles between providing her increasingly more intensive care needs, working and spending time with his friends.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2025
Building upon his successful college-radio show and evolving it into a multi-platform online business over the past 18 years, Fantano oversees the direction of the content but also juggles relationships with his audience, which hangs on his words and opinions, and brands that want to work with him.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2025
Verb
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, 13 Sep. 2025
Gutierrez added the family was under immense strain, with Zaragoza's father, who is on dialysis, holding on to hope of seeing his son again, while his stepmother juggles caregiving and medical appointments.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Juggling Family Drama, Business and Wild Builds Joe’s wife, Ashley, meanwhile, juggles the business and the family dynamics alike.
—Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Collins stars in Emily in Paris as Emily Cooper, a woman who juggles her career at a French marketing firm with her love life, friendships and more.
—Nicholas Rice, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025
The young boy juggles between providing her increasingly more intensive care needs, working and spending time with his friends.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2025
Building upon his successful college-radio show and evolving it into a multi-platform online business over the past 18 years, Fantano oversees the direction of the content but also juggles relationships with his audience, which hangs on his words and opinions, and brands that want to work with him.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for juggles
Noun
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Episode 4 finds both Ellen and Julia throwing themselves headlong into plans that require them to keep up major ruses.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
22 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Still, nothing tricks us into the spirit of autumn quite like scent.—
Raquel Reichard,
Refinery29,
1 Oct. 2025
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The interference has included both jamming—overpowering communications with strong radio signals—and spoofing, which tricks receivers into misreading their location or even the time.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Reckless schemes like scaling up desalinated seawater transfers will only worsen the damage.—
Nik Kowsar,
Time,
2 Oct. 2025
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Basic offensive schemes and defensive principles.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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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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As such, more will be required than a World Cup ticket, particularly because physical tickets are vulnerable to counterfeiting, while electronic devices, which may ordinarily be a way to show authentic tickets, are usually forbidden in consular buildings where interviews take place.—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Nielsen’s streaming ratings cover viewing on TV sets only and don’t include minutes watched on computers or mobile devices.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Oct. 2025
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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Phil initially teases Peter for being weak and effeminate.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them.,
25 Sep. 2025
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Berger also teases the next two installments of this Demon Slayer movie trilogy and, yes, popcorn buckets.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But with Prescott at quarterback, the Cowboys continue to find the timely plays in big situations to hang with opponents.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Sep. 2025
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There were just two points separating the teams after Blake Grupe’s field goal in the fourth quarter, before two crucial plays from Josh Allen – first a 27-yard scramble through the Saints defense, then a 28-yard touchdown pass to Dalton Kincaid – extended the Bills’ lead.—
George Ramsay,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
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