equivocating 1 of 2

present participle of equivocate

equivocating

2 of 2

adjective

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of equivocating
Adjective
While Abigail Spanberger stood with her running mate Jay Jones and his murderous fantasies, and evaded every direct question including equivocating over men being in locker rooms with girls. Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 11 Oct. 2025 And as politicians, these Supreme Court Justices are especially bristling, equivocating, and entitled, which doesn’t make for trustworthy narration. James Folta, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for equivocating
Adjective
  • There can be no more pretending, briefing or hiding.
    Harry De Cosemo, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Target was held accountable for waffling on their commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
    Julie Kratz, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • However, his latest mistake is very hypocritical and raises some questions about double standards in his coaching.
    Drew VonScio, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Most of these hypocritical legislators are near the completion of their involvement in the Capitol thanks to term limits.
    John Moorlach, Oc Register, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Among seismic sports television changes during the past 50 years, the NBA’s new media rights deal, one that officially begins this week, isn’t quite as earth-shaking as CBS losing the NFL to Fox in 1994 or ABC losing Monday Night Football in 2005.
    Barry Jackson Updated October 21, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The post shows video footage of the dog barking and shaking as floodwaters reached the dog's chest.
    Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • For example, the Europeans have been unwilling to confiscate frozen Russian assets to raise more money for Ukraine, earning duplicitous praise from the Kremlin.
    VERONICA ANGHEL, Foreign Affairs, 16 Sep. 2025
  • In Avengers: Endgame (2019), Redford reprised his role as Alexander Pierce, a duplicitous S.H.I.E.L.D. official first introduced in Captain America: The Winter Soldier.
    Hannah Parry Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • However, Owens’ mother, Pamela Dias, felt Lorincz’s courtroom apology was insincere.
    Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Just don't glaze because that's heaping someone with excessive and insincere praise.
    Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Bondi’s response was characteristically bristling and evasive; Whitehouse asked about the money seven times, to no avail.
    Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Poehler’s portrayal of the attorney general was of an evasive Trump loyalist who loves to play the victim and insult senators.
    William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • If no one told you to watch for something, treat it as untrustworthy until confirmed.
    Ken Colburn, AZCentral.com, 13 Oct. 2025
  • In law, the tactic of claiming an accuser is unreliable or untrustworthy is known as impeaching the witness.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 30 Sep. 2025

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“Equivocating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equivocating. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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