as in pretending
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as in weaseling
to avoid giving a definite answer or position
the candidate equivocated as long as he could on controversial issues
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for equivocating
Adjective
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The Russian invasion of Ukraine won Vladimir Putin a certain admiration in countries of the global South, as well as among MAGA Americans, while Joe Biden’s appeals to democratic values seemed pallid and hypocritical.—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
20 Feb. 2025 -
But the weekly shows cut much deeper by undermining trust in the process and repeatedly placing the committee chair in position to look hypocritical from one week to the next.—
Jon Wilner,
The Mercury News,
15 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The plot concerns three main players: a suave con man (Ha Jung-woo), the low-level grifter he’s conscripted into a scheme (Kim Tae-ri), and a housebound heiress (Kim Min-hee), all locked in a duplicitous love triangle.—
Jordan Crucchiola,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2025
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Well, the duplicitous Seth Voelker/Sidewinder (Giancarlo Esposito) has some clues.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
12 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Symptoms like a fast heart rate, or shortness of breath, shaking and chills, confusion or lethargy.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
24 Dec. 2024
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In the video, a terrified Archie can be seen frozen, staring and shaking.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
23 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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For some readers, such accolades read as insincere or overwrought.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 Feb. 2025
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Honest criticism is rude, and insincere praise is — well, insincere.—
Judith Martin,
The Mercury News,
4 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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According to witnesses and vehicle data, the teen didn’t brake or take evasive maneuvers in the seconds leading up to the crash.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Miami Herald,
20 Feb. 2025
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Waldock and Cox both saw that as a clear evasive maneuver by the American Airlines pilot.—
Gary Fields,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The core advice from everyone is the same: don’t click on unsolicited links from strangers or untrustworthy sources.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
9 Jan. 2025
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In one of his final acts before leaving office, Orange-Osceola State Attorney Andrew Bain put Osceola Sheriff Marcos Lopez on an official list of law enforcement officers deemed untrustworthy.—
Cristóbal Reyes,
Orlando Sentinel,
8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The challenge is that the hands-on nature of these tasks can lead to unreported problems and unreliable data, exacerbating costly inefficiencies.—
Jairam Ranganathan,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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After the first round of tariffs earlier this month, China’s retaliatory measures included raising duties on certain U.S. energy imports and putting two U.S. companies on an unreliable entities list that could restrict their ability to do business in the Asian country.—
Anniek Bao,Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Yes, but: Critics warn unscrupulous players peddling alternative cures could thrive under Kennedy.—
Tina Reed,
Axios,
24 Feb. 2025
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Hawke plays Samuel Murphy who, after the death of his wife, is imprisoned in a labor camp run by Clancy, an unscrupulous overseer (Crowe).—
Scott Roxborough,
The Hollywood Reporter,
12 Feb. 2025
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“Equivocating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equivocating. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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