maneuver (around)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for maneuver (around)
Verb
  • Ten people involved in the ambush were arrested that night or early the next morning, but Song evaded capture, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 July 2025
  • Dexter stalks his next victim (Marc Menchaca) — a killer who targets ride-share drivers — while the ghost of his father Harry (James Remar) urges him to be careful, and a fidgety Harrison tries to evade police suspicions.
    EW.com, EW.com, 10 July 2025
Verb
  • Multiple federal health officials said planning has been ongoing for the next steps of the reorganization and merger, even as Kennedy has cited the court rulings as a reason to dodge questions about the restructuring on Capitol Hill.
    Alexander Tin, CBS News, 1 July 2025
  • This game has faster, more aggressive combat that pushes the focus onto dodging rather than parrying, which should lead to some very different – and likely very difficult – combat.
    Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • Instead, Baty double-clutched as if trying to fake out Smith.
    Will Sammon, New York Times, 6 June 2025
Verb
  • But the president has sidestepped it and placed import taxes of 50% on foreign steel and aluminum, along with levies on cars and trucks.
    Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 5 July 2025
  • The irony was unmistakable: a man who barely spoke in interviews, who shrank from the stage, whose music sidestepped every commercial instinct of his time, was now the soundtrack to a car commercial.
    arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 5 July 2025
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“Maneuver (around).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maneuver%20%28around%29. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.

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