Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for maneuver (around)
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Scammers distribute invitations to food truck owners through Gmail accounts, often using multiple email addresses to evade scam blocking filters.—
Tamia Fowlkes,
jsonline.com,
14 Aug. 2025 -
The other, finished in Sebring Orange, was able to evade authorities briefly but was eventually located three hours away in Martin County, Indiana.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
12 Aug. 2025
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Vance has dodged questions about a possible 2028 presidential bid and deferred to Trump on his political future.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
5 Aug. 2025
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Between dodging axe blades and wriggling free of chains, the limber lord explains his intent: to inspire people to face their own terrors.—
Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
1 Aug. 2025
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Near the end of the run, Fiske made a terrific move to fake out a would-be tackler.—
Gary Klein,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Dec. 2024
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Instead, Baty double-clutched as if trying to fake out Smith.—
Will Sammon,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
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Democratic officials in some states with commissions are now talking of trying to sidestep them to counter Republican redistricting in Texas.—
David A. Lieb,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Aug. 2025
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The 2002 plan, though opposed by Israel and sidestepped by the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan and Morocco through their establishment of diplomatic ties with Israel via the Abraham Accords, continues to serve broadly as the basis for the Arab League's position.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Maneuver (around).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maneuver%20%28around%29. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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