evasively

Definition of evasivelynext

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Adverb
  • Moore hated White’s book Stuart Little, in which a mouse is born to a human woman, and which ends abruptly and ambiguously, with the little mouse’s future very much up to the reader.
    Mac Barnett, Longreads, 5 May 2026
  • Hacks star Jean Smart carried an ambiguously political message with her throughout the evening.
    Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
Adverb
  • That means millions of Americans might own the stock indirectly through index funds in personal portfoilos or their retirement accounts.
    John Towfighi, CNN Money, 30 June 2026
  • Immigration lawyers say the administration uses deportations to third countries as a legal loophole to indirectly force asylum-seekers back to their home countries.
    Edward Acquah, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
Adverb
  • Inside, the floor plan flows circuitously, creating an open plan filled with natural light.
    Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 29 Apr. 2026
  • And the fact that lots of these startups ultimately sell to other startups circuitously makes things even more insular.
    Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • This term means to praise someone excessively and insincerely.
    Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Some efforts to mislead the public falsely attribute climate change to natural forces; deny links between greenhouse gas emissions, rising temperatures and extreme weather; and cast doubt on solutions such as renewable energy and electric vehicles.
    Joe Árvai, The Conversation, 22 June 2026
  • Prosecutors are looking to slap Zimmerman with a felony charge for criminal damage to property and a misdemeanor charge of falsely obtaining services, TMZ reported.
    Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2026
Adverb
  • That’s the word that NPR Editor in Chief Thomas Evans used to describe why, today, the outlet erroneously published a report by the veteran Supreme Court reporter Nina Totenberg that Justice Samuel Alito had retired.
    Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 30 June 2026
  • Verstappen's crash at the final pair of corners brought out yellow flags, which Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli erroneously thought were double-waved yellow flags and aborted his lap.
    Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2026
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“Evasively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evasively. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.

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