Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for maneuver (around)
Verb
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Meanwhile, Bottega Veneta’s perfume holder makes sure your travel-sized scent never ever rolls around at the bottom of your bag, evading your grip hand again.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
14 Feb. 2026 -
Kids use a variety of methods to evade age rules by giving fraudulent information.—
Nick Penzenstadler,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
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Afterward, Denver7 heard from Douglas County residents, including a Parker woman who feels the move hinders productive conversations around local issues and is merely a way for the commissioners to dodge criticism and accountability.—
thedenverchannel.com,
Denver Post,
5 Feb. 2026
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Nate Paul, the one-time superstar Austin developer who played a central role in the impeachment of Attorney General Ken Paxton, dodged jail time again Monday.—
Paul Flahive,
Austin American Statesman,
3 Feb. 2026
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Drake preferred to fake out a defender and run right by them.—
DIAMOND VENCES,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Feb. 2026
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Great fake out by the production team as Savannah then surprised everyone (and maybe even herself) by winning.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Dec. 2025
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The legislation's proponents have called on him to use a maneuver known as a talking filibuster to sidestep the 60-vote threshold for ending debate, but doing so would eat up valuable floor time and enable Democrats to offer unlimited amendments.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Mindfulness becomes a way of sidestepping the world’s pain rather than engaging with it.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Maneuver (around).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maneuver%20%28around%29. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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