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
  • While Fed policy can affect mortgage rates indirectly, another rate hike would not necessarily cause mortgage rates to rise.
    Mike Winters, CNBC, 10 June 2026
  • Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.
    Casey Mann, Arkansas Online, 10 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
  • The incident was brought to light after Randle falsely reported that Dinkins had been kidnapped at gunpoint in New Castle County, Delaware.
    JT Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 8 June 2026
  • Jamila Carrington Smith, founder & CEO at Centric AI, Inc and mother of two teenagers, says that her son was actually falsely accused of using AI on his homework.
    Staff Author, Parents, 7 June 2026
Adverb
  • Consultants also found that the school district erroneously spent more than $2 million on the employer share of health insurance because of problems with its payroll system.
    Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 8 June 2026
  • 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
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“Evasively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evasively. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.

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