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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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
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Although they are born fairly helpless, infants have a few survival tricks up their swaddles.—
Elissa Strauss,
The Atlantic,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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What begins as a professional pairing soon spirals into a tangled web of romance, rivalry, and manipulation, with seasoned producer Freddy Sodawallah (Manish Chaudhari) and fading actor Jaraj Saxena (Rajat Bedi) adding their own schemes into the mix.—
Isadora Wandermurem,
Time,
18 Sep. 2025
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Part of sale to pay restitution In 2018, McFarland was sentenced to six years in prison for engaging in several fraudulent schemes related to Fyre Festival, including defrauding investors out of $26 million and more than $100,000 in fraudulent ticket-selling schemes.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Authorities were seeking several items, including digital devices that would have security recording or would connect the teen to the location.—
Andrew Blankstein,
NBC news,
19 Sep. 2025
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Kong said this soft approach helps address risks such as ulcers, puncture injuries, and inflammation, which are often linked to rigid devices inside the body.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Sep. 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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After bulking up to play a professional footballer in horror movie Him (in theaters next week), Wayans teases his return for Scary Movie 6, the sequel to the horror-parody franchise.—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The video teases the emotional reunion between Noah and Nick after their devastating breakup, questioning whether the couple can survive their final race together after their fast-burning love affair reached a breaking point and screeched to a sudden halt.—
Veronica Villafañe,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The rule made kickoffs more like scrimmage plays by placing the coverage players and blockers close together to eliminate the high-speed collisions that had contributed to so many injuries on the play.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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The Eagles have totaled 10 such plays through two games, second fewest in that span only to the 2023 season (9) within the Sirianni era.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Juggles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/juggles. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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