maneuvered (around)

past tense of maneuver (around)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for maneuvered (around)
Verb
  • Minions have now evaded Wendy's.
    Bianca Harris, USA Today, 15 June 2026
  • Despite being a major 20th-century modernist, Galentz’s canvases have long-evaded definitive categorization.
    The Editors of ARTnews, ARTnews.com, 12 June 2026
Verb
  • There was one instance where journeyman Micah Potter faked out Kel’el Ware and drove for a thunderous dunk.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The official sidestepped a question about whether Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, has personally signed off on the current agreement.
    Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 13 June 2026
  • Bankman-Fried’s petition follows the Justice Department process for leniency used by thousands of people every year — a system Trump has often sidestepped in his second term.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 9 June 2026
Verb
  • By making the obvious choice of waiting until a new app is as good or better than the current app before killing the app’s predecessor, AcuRite may have dodged a bullet.
    Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 11 June 2026
  • Investors may have dodged the most significant bullet on June 5, when Standard & Poor’s opted not to change its index-listing rules for any of its market indices.
    Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
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“Maneuvered (around).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maneuvered%20%28around%29. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.

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