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as in to negotiate
to plan out usually with subtle skill or care
let me look at my schedule and see if I can't finagle a visit to the museum
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as in to cheat
to use dishonest methods to achieve a goal
she'll finagle until she gets exactly what she wants
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Recent Examples of finagle
The slingback style is easy to put on in the mornings since there are no buttons or clasps to finagle with.
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Michelle Rostamian, Peoplemag, 22 Apr. 2024
Two months later, Ms. Arnett finagled a trip to New York to meet Ms. Upadhyaya in person.
—Tammy Lagorce, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2024
Just how exactly, good-looking people finagle their way into more pay is a complex phenomenon, the result of hundreds of hard-to-measure human interactions.
—Irina Ivanova, Fortune, 3 Feb. 2024
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The all-cotton construction is extremely flexible for finagling a variety of pots and pans.
—Moriah Mason, Southern Living, 8 Jan. 2024
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Michelle Rostamian, Peoplemag, 22 Apr. 2024
Two months later, Ms. Arnett finagled a trip to New York to meet Ms. Upadhyaya in person.
—Tammy Lagorce, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2024
Just how exactly, good-looking people finagle their way into more pay is a complex phenomenon, the result of hundreds of hard-to-measure human interactions.
—Irina Ivanova, Fortune, 3 Feb. 2024
Length: 15 inches | Heat Protection: 650°F Best Value Oven Mitts
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What’s Great About It
The all-cotton construction is extremely flexible for finagling a variety of pots and pans.
—Moriah Mason, Southern Living, 8 Jan. 2024
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Additionally, 415 hospitals didn't include all payer and plan names in their files, and 231 hospitals didn't post accurate minimum and maximum negotiated charges for items and services.Maya Goldman, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
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In the coming world, machine intelligences navigating conflict and negotiating peace might help clarify, or even surmount, traditional dilemmas.Henry A. Kissinger, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2024
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Cut to a year later, and Layla is feeling down after being dumped by her cheating boyfriend right before the holidays.Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 27 Nov. 2024
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Parade balloons seem to cheat physics in order to move through the sky.Rhett Allain, WIRED, 27 Nov. 2024
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On these two albums, the highest priority is arranging the songs to best showcase the essence and flavor of their melodies.Billboard Japan, Billboard, 20 Nov. 2024
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Your task is to arrange them into four groups of four by figuring out the links between them.Kris Holt, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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However, the rise of adversarial AI has heightened the risk of data poisoning, where malicious threat actors manipulate data to mislead LLMs, potentially leading to flawed business decisions.Shane Buckley, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Directed by Curtis Hanson, the original watches as Peyton infiltrates the lives of the Bartel family after experiencing personal and professional ruin, slowly gaining their trust while manipulating them from within.Matt Grobar, Deadline, 18 Nov. 2024
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“Finagle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finagle. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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