equivocates

verb

present tense third-person singular of equivocate
as in weasels
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 equivocates That’s 937 quarts…which equivocates to almost one ton per day. — Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 11 Mar. 2026 The question of who stands against this darkness — and who equivocates — will be determined by civilizational identity. — Calev Myers, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 2026 Grijalva’s swearing-in has sparked a partisan furor on Capitol Hill, as Johnson equivocates on the timeline ahead and Democrats accuse him of delaying the ceremony for political reasons. — Laura Gersony, AZCentral.com, 10 Oct. 2025 For what seems like the first time, Casper equivocates. — Gary Greenberg, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2025
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shakes
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  • Mike Krukow shakes hands with Jackson Flora, the San Francisco Giants 1st pick of the 2026 MLB Draft, as Duane Kuiper observes at Oracle Park on July 29, 2026 in San Francisco, California.
    — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The team will want to have about $1 million for the deadline, but if an expensive player shakes loose in the next two months, Edmonton is in a good position to make a move.
    — Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of shakes

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