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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

From her home base in Philadelphia, Smith juggles a range of pursuits including real estate, sports, fashion, design and community leadership. — William Earl, Variety, 31 Aug. 2026 Unwilling to expose himself in this moment, Paul Baker juggles both of his competing personas, continuing the bro-y shouting but with a new panic in his voice and in Jack Innanen’s expressions. — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026 Dakota County officials will need to make difficult decisions this budget season as the county juggles a growing need for services and increasing federal mandates. — Mars King, Twin Cities, 16 Aug. 2026 Time becomes a scarcer resource, as one adult juggles work and children's schedules, often without the flexibility of a second parent. — Kristin Vance Richards, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Create ‘Me’ Time Jenny Pritchett, who juggles a full-time writing job with parenting a son and a stepdaughter, has worked a few moments of me-time into her regular routine. — Matt Villano, Parents, 2 Aug. 2026 In addition to the throughline of the quest, The Odyssey juggles multiple characters in multiple places and creates nested stories that move back-and-forth in time. — Literary Hub, 21 July 2026 Meanwhile, her husband Nathan, juggles his job as a drugstore manager and various side hustles. — Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 14 July 2026 Now Moon juggles her domineering personality and the family’s poor finances. — Hamilton Cain, Time, 7 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for juggles

Noun

There’s a delightful secret history of Hollywood directors whose ruses and stratagems bought them an unusual amount of leeway with their scripts.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of ruses

Verb

While Bela is using the bathroom, Other Mommy approaches her and tricks her into agreeing that their family would be better if Frank wasn’t around.

— William Earl, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
Twenty-one players, two tribes — there’s still tricks up host Jeff Probst’s sleeve.

— Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of tricks

Noun

Spoelstra finished tied with Houston’s Ime Udoka with the second-most votes (10%) as the head coach who has the best defensive schemes.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026
While both players moved around sometimes in their respective schemes, Shipp and Glasker do most of their damage as outside receivers.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of schemes

Verb

Here, the dream carries the true emotional weight, and the waking world is what deceives us.

— The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 15 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of deceives

Noun

Every transformer on the grid—from the cylinders perched on utility lines to the big spiky devices at substations—trades voltage for current at a fixed ratio.

— Alex Pasternack, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Within a day, the researcher began seeing active scanning of the simulated Plex server and eventually successful attempts to infect devices.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of devices

Verb

The trailer for the show, which Vulture is exclusively premiering, teases two separate family dramas behind the scenes in the show’s version of the Cleveland Browns.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2026
Transitions are constant both within and between songs, most of which include an interlude or coda that teases the next track.

— Stephen Kearse, Pitchfork, 9 Oct. 2026

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