maneuvered (around)

Definition of maneuvered (around)next
past tense of maneuver (around)
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Verb
  • Ilango had successfully evaded the decades-old impossibility result.
    Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 11 May 2026
  • The Knicks have found the very consistency that’s evaded them in the past.
    Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 11 May 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
  • When Republican lawmakers in 2016 sidestepped Missouri’s Democratic governor and enacted a sweeping firearms law, the move solidified the state as a gun rights haven.
    Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2026
  • School districts nationwide, including one in Northern California, have issued layoff notices to mental health workers after the Education Department sidestepped a court order protecting federal grant funding.
    Sudhin Thanawala, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2026
Verb
  • Steyer also dodged questions about financing the idea at Tuesday’s rally.
    Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
  • Dreaded by some, dodged by others, and abolished by at least one executive entirely, quarterly earnings calls remain must-listen rituals for Wall Street and the business press, but not for most consumers or even rank‑and‑file employees.
    Rachel Ventresca, Fortune, 6 May 2026
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“Maneuvered (around).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maneuvered%20%28around%29. Accessed 14 May. 2026.

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