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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Douglass’s decision to speak on July 5, deliberately after Independence Day celebrations, symbolically underscored his argument: America’s celebration of freedom was bitterly ironic and deeply hypocritical in the context of slavery and racial oppression.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
4 July 2025 -
Seems hypocritical compared with other legal vices allowed in the Land of Lincoln.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
2 July 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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Along comes Brian’s duplicitous ex-wife Debrah (Taja V. Simpson), his nerdy son BJ (Jermaine Harris) and the groom Zavier (Xavier Smalls).—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
14 July 2025
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This is a duplicitous, murderous regime that isn’t interested in dialogue.—
Danielle Wallace , Beth Bailey,
FOXNews.com,
22 June 2025
Adjective
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The movie does not earn the right for such an insincere have-your-I-Heart-the-’90s-cake-and-eat-it-too gesture.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
16 July 2025
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King’s typical approach to the genre — gifted protagonists facing off against chilly government entities or insincere spiritual forces within a horror context — has fallen out of vogue in favor of comparable superhero origin stories with elevated skills and stakes.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
8 July 2025
Adjective
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Like Gellar, Brandy had been evasive in pre-release interviews, making her appearance more surprising — and, thanks to the way Robinson ties all the films in the series together, more satisfying.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
19 July 2025
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Today’s missile threats are faster, stealthier and more evasive than ever.—
Paul Lipman,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
Adjective
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Not for the first time, Superman’s opponents try to paint him as an untrustworthy foreigner.—
Jake Coyle,
Mercury News,
10 July 2025
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However, this would leave us in a fiscal situation similar to that of many developing nations, with galloping inflation and untrustworthy currency.—
Ivo Welch,
Boston Herald,
8 July 2025
Adjective
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Implied in his statement was that the U.S. has become unreliable because of Trump’s haphazard tariff regime, which has gone through aggressive threats and reversals.—
Josh Boak,
Chicago Tribune,
17 July 2025
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Despite the resumptions in service, officials in each area warned residents and business owners that service could be spotty and unreliable in the coming days, and no one ventured to guess when trash service would be restored to normal.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
16 July 2025
Adjective
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Other Pell changes off the table for now An earlier version of Trump’s bill would have allowed Workforce Pell grants to be used at unaccredited training providers, stirring fears that unscrupulous entities might take advantage.—
Natalie Yahr,
jsonline.com,
19 July 2025
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These traits can manifest themselves in a tendency toward cunning, scheming and, at times, unscrupulous behavior.—
Andrew J. Hoffman,
The Conversation,
15 July 2025
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“Equivocating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equivocating. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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