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equivocating

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verb

present participle of equivocate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for equivocating
Adjective
  • And with legalized gambling sites now a huge revenue stream for MLB and many of its teams, the Rose ban seemed hypocritical to some.
    Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
  • Kathleen O’Leary, Boca Raton Get a mirror, Marco The Republican Party is the most hypocritical group of politicians this country has ever seen, and Marco Rubio its biggest hypocrite of all.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 27 May 2025
Adjective
  • The rise of Darth Vader Anakin Skywalker discovers Palpatine's true identity as a Sith Lord and backs him instead of the Jedi Masters who intended to arrest the duplicitous chancellor. —As seen in Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith.
    Nick Romano, EW.com, 25 May 2025
  • In scenes that take up so much more screentime than is strictly necessary, Ethan gets back on the trail of Gabriel (Esai Morales), the Entity’s duplicitous sidekick, who aims to bring it under his control once its plan gets underway.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 14 May 2025
Verb
  • Symptoms like a fast heart rate, or shortness of breath, shaking and chills, confusion or lethargy.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
  • In the video, a terrified Archie can be seen frozen, staring and shaking.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • That’s not to say the film’s focus on the magic and mysteries male companionship is insincere.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 22 May 2025
  • Consider New Perspectives And Feedback Employees can tell when relationships are insincere, which is why leaders must practice empathy and authenticity so that trust, collaboration and cultural awareness can take root.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Rogers is naturally bigger than your average player but felt there was scope for improvement in shimmying out of danger and being more evasive against compact teams.
    Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
  • By leaning on legal technicalities, the Council risks appearing evasive, avoiding a clear position on an issue that deeply concerns our constituents.
    Erin Murphy, Boston Herald, 13 May 2025
Adjective
  • The humor of the books is darker and drier, partly because it comes filtered entirely through the perspective of a cyborg that views humanity as inherently untrustworthy and violence as a frustrating but useful chore.
    Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 16 May 2025
  • This makes the administration seem like a particularly untrustworthy locus for a registry to track autistic people.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Both have been neglected for years: Bridges are crumbling, school buildings disintegrating, and trains — once a symbol of German efficiency — are now so unreliable that some lines are banned from neighboring Switzerland’s railways.
    Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 4 June 2025
  • He’s also become notoriously unreliable as a live act, particularly in the Twin Cities.
    Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 3 June 2025
Adjective
  • Within hours, your unscrupulous corporate rivals bask in ignoble victory.
    Michael Ashley, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
  • The millennial realization that the world is full of unscrupulous people might explain why Anderson’s storytelling leans to fantasy and youthful innocence.
    Armond White, National Review, 30 May 2025
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“Equivocating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equivocating. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.

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