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as in circumvented
to avoid having to comply with (something) especially through cleverness
the eager enlistee sidestepped the regulations by lying about his age
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Recent Examples of sidestepped
Additionally, Vance sidestepped putting forward his stance on climate change as a whole, seemingly only recognizing climate science for debate purposes.
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Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2024
However, agricultural and pest-control groups derided the measure as a potential public health issue that sidestepped the state’s regulatory process.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2024
However, agricultural and pest-control groups derided the measure as a potential public health issue that sidestepped the state’s regulatory process.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sidestepped
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The Food and Drug Administration decided that 23andMe’s test and health reports about a person’s predisposition to various diseases circumvented the regulator.Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2024
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Evers eventually circumvented the Joint Finance Committee with American Rescue Plan Act funds.Claudia Levens, Journal Sentinel, 16 Oct. 2024
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When a city’s leadership makes the decision, divisive and expensive referenda can be avoided, Newbrun wrote.Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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Hollywood mostly avoided the post-election weekend out of concern that people wouldn’t be paying attention to anything other than the presidential race.Variety, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2024
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Except Montgomery, the Lions’ tough running back, bounced off his first would-be tackler and evaded several more in easily the game’s most improbable play.Andrew Greif, NBC News, 1 Oct. 2024
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The drone had evaded Israeli air defenses by approaching Israel from its Mediterranean coast.Paul Iddon, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
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Asked again about his non-answer, Vance dodged again.John Wisely, Detroit Free Press, 3 Oct. 2024
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The hospital, atop a hill just south of downtown Asheville, dodged flooding that submerged much of Buncombe County but is laboring to keep up with an onslaught of patients from several counties.John Bacon, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
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Judy Randall, the nonpartisan head of Minnesota’s Office of the Legislative Auditor, said that multiple state agencies under the Walz administration have repeatedly downplayed and ignored looming oversight failures, according to a CNN report.Emily Hallas, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Oct. 2024
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Speaking of genres that the Academy has been undervaluing in top categories, there’s Latin music… and if last year wasn’t a chance for those sounds to get into the big four, this one won’t likely be either, with a less obvious crop of contenders than got ignored last time around.Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Sidestepped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sidestepped. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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