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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Jamie Bernstein considers the attitude hypocritical.—
Miguel Sirgado,
Miami Herald,
6 Jan. 2025 -
There are several moments in which Stewart comes off as hypocritical and lacking self-awareness.—
Meredith Blake,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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This reduces the risk of people unknowingly clicking on duplicitous links, helping ward off the threat.—
Mike Wilson,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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At the same time, the LIA was conducting a duplicitous public-relations campaign that sought to sow doubt about the dangers posed by lead.—
Stephen Mihm,
The Mercury News,
2 Jan. 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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The character is an insincere male feminist who makes performative comments about healing psychological trauma and supporting women.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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Personalization is key to effective cold emailing, but doing it wrong can make your emails feel insincere or even drive people away.—
Samuel Darwin,
Forbes,
17 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Pratt’s lyrics are characteristically evasive, more impression than narrative.—
Stephen Kearse,
TIME,
9 Dec. 2024
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Two incidents on the same lap where Verstappen forced Norris to take evasive action to avoid running off the track led to 20 seconds of penalties for the Red Bull driver.—
Luke Smith,
The Athletic,
6 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Instead of negotiating with an untrustworthy, unpredictable and poorly governed U.S., other countries are going to start looking for ways to minimize contact with and dependence on us.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025
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And what if others trust people who are untrustworthy? Between the lines: Name the last time Democrats drove the dominant narrative on social media or even traditional media.—
Axios,
Axios,
10 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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One challenge of narrating Chinese American history is that little is documented and what records do exist are often unreliable.—
Jane Hu,
The New Yorker,
23 Jan. 2025
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Ten inches fell in Orleans Parish on Feb. 14, 1895, NOAA says, but NWS says the record is unreliable.—
Chelsea Brasted,
Axios,
21 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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For an unscrupulous swindler that's a nice set of skills to have, but with the Empire in control for over 20 years, a Force-sensitive pirate's life wasn't a smooth ride.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
15 Jan. 2025
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Gracey credits Williams for not asking for anything to be cut from the film, even the more unscrupulous parts of his story.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA TODAY,
10 Jan. 2025
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“Equivocating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equivocating. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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