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
Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2024
The Mental Load: A Feminist Comic By Emma The term ‘mental load’ has been attributed to French author, Emma, in her collection of comics depicted the unpaid domestic and caring labor that disproportionally falls to women as the juggle the demands of family, work, and life.
—Melissa A. Wheeler, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 31 Oct. 2024
Women often juggle a lot during these years—balancing a career, raising children and caring for aging parents—all while possibly having to navigate other health conditions.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 30 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Same juggle as always: working, hanging with the kids, figuring out after-school activities.
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2024
The Mental Load: A Feminist Comic By Emma The term ‘mental load’ has been attributed to French author, Emma, in her collection of comics depicted the unpaid domestic and caring labor that disproportionally falls to women as the juggle the demands of family, work, and life.
—Melissa A. Wheeler, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
Verb
The following week, Charli XCX will juggle both duties as host and musical guest, on November 16.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 31 Oct. 2024
Women often juggle a lot during these years—balancing a career, raising children and caring for aging parents—all while possibly having to navigate other health conditions.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 30 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for juggle
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Agatha had put Ralph under a spell, forcing him to play Wanda’s brother Pietro in her ruse to steal Wanda’s dark magic.Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 19 Oct. 2024
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Speaking of which, does anyone understand why some elaborate ruse had to be pulled to get Andy’s SOID cube back?Dalton Ross, EW.com, 10 Oct. 2024
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Other sculptures show how Raven tricks his way into the nobleman's home.Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Nov. 2024
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Add them all up and see if October tricked you into a doomscrolling coma or treated you to touching grass.Kate Lindsay, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
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Pietro La Greca Jr’s memoir Pesos: The Rise and Fall of a Border Family tells the story of an Italian immigrant and con man who ran Mexico’s biggest money laundering scheme during the worst economic period in the country’s history.Peter White, Deadline, 19 Nov. 2024
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In the 2000s, federal agents deduced that the company was a mere front for a complex money laundering scheme.Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 18 Nov. 2024
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Have both deceived themselves about their ambitions, their desires, their essential natures?Sara Holdren, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
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Decisions made in good faith leave you vulnerable to being deceived as the moon clashes with Neptune.USA TODAY, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
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Reality check: Despite the dodges, Harris has stated some of her policy priorities — namely to boost security on the Southwest border, put more limitations on asylum, and bring down the costs of food and housing.Alex Thompson, Axios, 3 Nov. 2024
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But that artful dodge soon got complicated as a new controversy erupted over comments from Biden.Niall Stanage, The Hill, 30 Oct. 2024
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Don't be fooled: the CFP's rankings are what determines whether a team will be in the playoffs.Ross Terrell, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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The defendants’ last-minute attempt to rebrand their ER reboot as The Pitt is not fooling anyone.Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
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Two investment and analysis companies (No. 3 KKR and No. 4 S&P Global) share space with a pharmaceutical company making significant strides in deadly diseases (No. 6 Vertex Pharmaceuticals), a maker of medical devices (No. 9 Boston Scientific) and a builder of homes (No. 12 Taylor Morrison).Heather Newman, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Video and recording devices including Go Pros & Google glasses.Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 21 Nov. 2024
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Currently, a pound of lionfish meat fetches around $6, Beauford says.Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 18 Sep. 2024
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While movies fans have been saying it for years —fetch is one of the more memorable terms and lines spoken in a movie chock full of quotes — Chabert's daughter has now spoken it her.Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 10 Sep. 2024
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“Juggle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/juggle. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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