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
EW.com, 26 Sep. 2024
Re juggles making meals, getting the older twins to school and back, changing diapers on the younger twins and making her own YouTube videos to introduce life in South Korea to the world.
—Mike Valerio, CNN, 2 Sep. 2024
Liam Twomey, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025
Klein spent 29 years with the city of San Jose, most recently leading the city’s efforts to encourage business development, juggling various cultural events and managing building projects (including San Pedro Square Market).
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Christopher shows off his yo-yo skills, Gil juggles, and Michael recites an original poem.
—EW.com, 26 Sep. 2024
Re juggles making meals, getting the older twins to school and back, changing diapers on the younger twins and making her own YouTube videos to introduce life in South Korea to the world.
—Mike Valerio, CNN, 2 Sep. 2024
Verb
Postecoglou has had to juggle a threadbare squad and has been forced to name lots of academy players on the bench.
—Liam Twomey, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025
Klein spent 29 years with the city of San Jose, most recently leading the city’s efforts to encourage business development, juggling various cultural events and managing building projects (including San Pedro Square Market).
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for juggle
Noun
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This is, of course, a ruse to put Rick in the same room with Jim, who, according to his mother on her deathbed, killed his do-gooder dad.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
31 Mar. 2025
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Frank This character doing all the heavy lifting to keep Rick’s ruse afloat and Sam Rockwell doing all the heavy lifting to keep this plot interesting: Thank you for your service, gentlemen.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
31 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Be Wary of Phishing Emails and Texts After a breach, scammers may impersonate the affected company to trick you into clicking malicious links.—
Alex Vakulov,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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She was tricked by the very devilish Zeus, who broke his way into many marriages.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
6 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Detectives arrested a man accused in a lottery ticket stealing scheme that netted him and a partner thousands of dollars in winnings, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2025
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His chief adviser was also charged in state court with taking part in a separate bribery scheme.—
Jan Ransom,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
Verb
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More than a dozen state attorneys general also have sued TikTok, alleging last year that the company deceived users about its child safety tools and deployed harmful features to keep children on the platform longer to maximize profits.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2025
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There is evidence of motivated malicious actors abusing the 'verified account' to deceive users.—
Jon Brodkin,
ArsTechnica,
4 Apr. 2025
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Swindlers have now moved on with phony dodges using the nation’s tollway system as an unwilling partner.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2025
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But for those less confident in parrying, perfect dodges cover even more distance and the ability to dodge through projectiles.—
Scott McRae,
Rolling Stone,
24 Mar. 2025
Verb
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But don't let the name fool you, Murderbot isn't actually the frightening story of a dangerous security robot.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Then, as if anyone was fooled, the talk show host pulled off his hat, wig and snap-on nose and lip piercings and Sheeran pulled of his wig to reveal his signature carrot top to shouts of joy.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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While that sounds obscure, the team’s work is foundational for advanced technological research in areas like computer chip manufacturing and medical diagnostic devices.—
Alex Knapp,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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For safe manufacturers and resellers of eclipse glasses and filters for optical devices, including cameras and smartphones, check out this list curated by the American Astronomical Society.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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This results in faster data extraction and improved usability in SAC. Improved Performance And Data Replication • Unlike OData’s real-time fetch, the SAP BW connection replicates S/4HANA data into SAC, ensuring faster reporting without impacting system performance.—
Govinda Rao Banothu,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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Its mission design also suffered, inundating players with mindless and repetitive fetch quests.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
25 Jan. 2025
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“Juggle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/juggle. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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