Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for funking
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But after ducking the tax — the first step toward eventually resetting their heavy repeater penalties — the Celtics surely won’t want to jump right back into it.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
6 Feb. 2026 -
Conference-goers are often ducking in and out of the big ballrooms day and night and the lobby is nearly always abuzz with travelers coming and going.—
Lizbeth Scordo,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Jan. 2026
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The battery is reported to retain more than 90 percent of its driving range even at –40 degrees Celsius, avoiding the sharp winter degradation commonly associated with both LFP and nickel-manganese-cobalt batteries.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Feb. 2026
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Sokolowski also recommends avoiding misting your refrigerator with water directly—always apply it to a microfiber cloth first.—
Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
5 Feb. 2026
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Families are paying more for housing, energy, and taxes while Beacon Hill keeps growing government and dodging accountability.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
1 Feb. 2026
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Google is famous for dodging questions by reciting platitudes on its calls.—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
30 Jan. 2026
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Virtually all the players, and often their caddies, make a point of coming over and shaking hands with the servicemen.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Feb. 2026
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The Fire Dogs and Law Hogs were united as one before kickoff, shaking hands and exchanging pleasantries.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
1 Feb. 2026
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By shirking their duty to maintain order and protect agents, these local officials endanger lives and undermine national security.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Jan. 2026
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Wife Swap explains this as Emily shirking her stay-at-home-mom responsibilities by ending up on a TV show.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
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OpenAI has made a smart strategic move by sidestepping the interoperability nightmare and going directly to consumers, who are legally entitled to access their own health data under regulations such as the 21st Century Cures Act.—
Sahar Hashmi,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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Critics of the practice have long said the deals were a means of sidestepping antitrust scrutiny, since there is technically no acquisition for regulators to review.—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
17 Jan. 2026
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Figueroa pleaded guilty to one count of evading responsibility resulting in a death, court records show.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
3 Feb. 2026
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Gabriel Figueroa, a 26-year-old New Britain man, will serve three years after pleading guilty to evading responsibility resulting in death, local ABC affiliate WTNH reported.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
3 Feb. 2026
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O’Connor proves herself up to the task by eschewing the traditional cradle-to-grave narrative, peppered with interviews with those who knew the protagonist.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
4 Feb. 2026
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Each No-Suction Cleaner reduces airborne contamination by eschewing suction and filters.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Funking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/funking. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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