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balancing acts

balancing acts is the plural of balancing act.

Meaning of balancing act

Noun

balancing act (plural balancing acts)

  1. A performance that involves balancing things precariously and suspensefully.
    Synonyms:
    equilibristics
  2. (figuratively) An effort to manage many conflicting or competing items or interests.
    • While I have not found corroboration for King's claim, Ivy and Bean series author Annie Barrows has acknowledged that there is a delicate balancing act involved in representing free-range children today2015, Jennifer Miskec, Annette Wannamaker, The Early Reader in Children’s Literature and Culture, →ISBN

Questions about balancing acts

What is balancing acts the plural of?
Balancing acts is the plural of balancing act.

Words near balancing acts in the dictionary

  1. balanceweights
  2. balancewise
  3. Balanchinian
  4. balancing
  5. balancing act
  6. balancing acts
  7. balancing out
  8. balancing the books
  9. balancing the sheets
  10. balancing the ticket
  11. balancings

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