maneuver (around)

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Verb
  • Cromartie also took a plea deal for charges including strangulation, third degree assault of a police officer, first degree wanton endangerment, disarming a peace officer, fleeing or evading police, resisting arrest and violation of a foreign protective order, according to court records.
    Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 18 July 2025
  • Of late, Netanyahu has attempted to fudge the issue by pushing through legislation that would create a technical process for drafting the ultra-Orthodox but in practice make the new requirements easy to evade.
    Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 17 July 2025
Verb
  • Goodfellas has acquired world sales rights for Iranian director Ali Asgari’s satire Divine Comedy, following a filmmaker’s mission to dodge censorship, ahead of its world premiere in Venice’s Orizzonti sidebar.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 25 July 2025
  • Trump dodged a question on the Epstein case from reporters on Tuesday by attacking Obama.
    Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 23 July 2025
Verb
  • Near the end of the run, Fiske made a terrific move to fake out a would-be tackler.
    Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Instead, Baty double-clutched as if trying to fake out Smith.
    Will Sammon, New York Times, 6 June 2025
Verb
  • Critics argue the administration is sidestepping its earlier promises of transparency, especially as Bondi continues to avoid questions about the decision.
    Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 July 2025
  • The Chinese government sidestepped a question about the status of deal talks on Monday.
    Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 9 July 2025
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“Maneuver (around).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maneuver%20%28around%29. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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