maneuver (around)

verb

Definition of maneuver (around)next
as in to evade

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for maneuver (around)
  1. evade
  2. dodge
  3. fake out
  4. sidestep
Verb
  • This vagueness risks allowing both AI developers and therapists to evade responsibility if harmful advice is given.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • Last month, prosecutors charged Williams with two felony counts of camping and one misdemeanor charge of evading arrest.
    — Marissa J. Lang, NPR, 21 July 2026
Definition of evade
Verb
  • Rhodes fought out of it and dodged a running boot from Gunther.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
  • Meanwhile his wife Penelope dodges suitors while his son Telemachus valiantly searches for his decades-absent dad.
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 15 July 2026
Definition of dodge
Verb
  • Josh Manson faked out Nic Dowd behind the Colorado net to free up space for the defenseman to hit Martin Necas with a tape-to-tape outlet pass beyond the red line.
    — Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 25 May 2026
  • The plan is to fake out territorial wasps who will avoid an area where other wasps already reside.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 9 May 2026
Definition of fake out
Verb
  • The Space Development Agency was established in 2019 to help speed up the deployment of US military space systems by sidestepping the Pentagon’s traditional sluggish bureaucracy.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026
  • The partnership enables the technology giant to sidestep ownership rules that have stalled the expansion of Starlink into one of Africa’s most valuable telecom markets.
    — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of sidestep
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