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
  • Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.
    Kelly Brant, Arkansas Online, 2 June 2026
  • In his remarks, Powell indirectly acknowledged mistakes as chair.
    Leah Willingham, Los Angeles Times, 1 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
  • Tina Peters, a former Republican county clerk who has falsely denied the results of the 2020 presidential election and who was convicted of crimes tied to tampering with voting machines, was released from prison early on Monday, June 1.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 1 June 2026
  • The next day, a fake autopsy report surfaced on Facebook, falsely claiming drugs were involved.
    Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 1 June 2026
Adverb
  • This prevented the driver from being erroneously cited and the incident could be used to show other drivers how the cameras were protecting them.
    James Morris, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
  • The Sentinel discovered the development with Gavi’s license because her name was included erroneously at one point in the Bastien documents.
    Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 May 2026
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“Evasively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evasively. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.

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