as in nuts
language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense
I was starting to realize that Grandpa's tales about when he was a boy were a lot of fudge
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as in to weasel
to avoid giving a definite answer or position
the candidate was criticized for fudging on most of the questions during the debate
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as in to cheat
to use dishonest methods to achieve a goal
she's been fudging on her taxes for years
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as in to distort
to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of
fudged the facts about his educational background so he could get the position
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Recent Examples of fudge
Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Jan. 2026
Many of Vic's iconic flavors will be available – including the chocolate almond fudge, muddy mocha, cherry amaretto, and mint chip.
—Molly Riehl, CBS News, 2 Jan. 2026
Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 23 Oct. 2025
Choose your adventure and pick three or pick six from activities not included with admission like apple blasters, paint ball, bungee trampoline, rock wall, mechanical bull, fountain drink, fudge, snow cone, animal feed and cookies.
—Katie Nixon, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Oct. 2025
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Noun
The box of coffee cups offers 12 different flavors to try, from a decadent chocolate fudge brownie to an indulgent strawberry shortcake.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Jan. 2026
Many of Vic's iconic flavors will be available – including the chocolate almond fudge, muddy mocha, cherry amaretto, and mint chip.
—Molly Riehl, CBS News, 2 Jan. 2026
Verb
Orange Lutheran reexamined the paperwork, found it had been fudged, self-reported its findings to the CIF-SS office and now is 2-6 overall going into Friday’s game against Santa Margarita.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 23 Oct. 2025
Choose your adventure and pick three or pick six from activities not included with admission like apple blasters, paint ball, bungee trampoline, rock wall, mechanical bull, fountain drink, fudge, snow cone, animal feed and cookies.
—Katie Nixon, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fudge
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The Mediterranean diet has nuts, beans and fish as primary sources of protein, and MyPlate focuses on lean meats as well.—
Madeline Holcombe,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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Avoid allergens While most multivitamin companies avoid using common allergens like soy, nuts and dairy, some share production facilities.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2026
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The pair cling to each other over the coming weeks despite R.C’s increasing mistrust of Peter and Jerry’s determination to weasel his way back into Agnes’ life.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
9 Jan. 2026
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So if an extra (and questionable) ingredient weasels its way into the formula, and the supplement hits the market, there's not much the FDA can do besides send companies a warning letter to recall the supplement.—
Julia Forbes,
Wired News,
28 Dec. 2025
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Over the past year, men’s ski jumping has been marred by Norway’s cheating scandal and more recent genital manipulation rumors, which has become one of the early commotions of the Milano-Cortina Games.—
Sara Germano,
Sportico.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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Among the reasons Belichick was not inducted are his involvement in cheating scandals, such as Spygate and Deflategate, according to ESPN.—
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC news,
6 Feb. 2026
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The revision comes from analyzing how radio signals sent by Juno bend and distort as the spacecraft passes behind Jupiter from Earth’s point of view.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
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Today’s staged raid reinforces our conviction that this investigation distorts French law, circumvents due process, and endangers free speech.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
4 Feb. 2026
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No gimmicks, no nonsense, straight shooter, the woman who gets things done.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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This was the nonsense that was going on here last week, just like every week.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
1 Feb. 2026
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Despite the callouts during the walkabout, King Charles did not appear to respond, continuing down the line of people and shaking hands, the outlet said.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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Last month, the largest protests to shake Iran in more than four decades led to a brutal crackdown.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
6 Feb. 2026
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Under Arizona’s Consumer Fraud Act, businesses can’t misrepresent their products.—
Christopher Elliott,
Mercury News,
6 Feb. 2026
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Wang also misrepresented herself as holding current aesthetician, massage therapist and hair salon licenses on a loan application to the American Lending Center, the DA's office said.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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And the magic elixir is able to turn garbage into Jan Ravnik, Swift's pinup backup dancer.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
6 Feb. 2026
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Every winter, construction machines work around the clock to clear tons of garbage — plastic, furniture, medical waste — clogging the Drina River.—
Eldar Emric,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Fudge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fudge. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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