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
  • Garcia entered a plea and was convicted of evading police officers before his trial in June.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 8 Sep. 2026
  • During the Paris Commune of 1871, a socialist tailor named Herminie Cadolle experimented with corset design in the hope of allowing women to move around more freely and, presumably, evade the gendarmes.
    — Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of evade
Verb
  • The brothers also may have wanted to dodge questions regarding rumors about a new tour, with the band posting cryptic teasers on social media the past several days.
    — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
  • See how that changes if Miami can dodge the upset, the pratfall, and heads 8-0 to South Bend.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of dodge
Verb
  • But the unintentional fake out showed just how eager the Bronx faithful is to see Lombard in the big leagues.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 25 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of fake out
Verb
  • As Fernandes undertook his trademark run-up, Tielemans mirrored him exactly, sidestepping and stuttering in synchronisation.
    — Cerys Jones, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Future administrations might also develop a more nuanced policy, enshrining some civil rights for transgender people but sidestepping the question of playing on sports teams, Soucek said.
    — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of sidestep
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