maneuvered (around)

Definition of maneuvered (around)next
past tense of maneuver (around)
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for maneuvered (around)
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
  • The project’s developers sidestepped the city’s 30-foot coastal height limit approved by voters in 1972 through a state density bonus law to encourage affordable housing that apparently overrides local ordinances.
    Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2026
  • When asked if Richardson, who is 8-7 as a starter, will challenge Leonard for the QB2 role if he’s not traded, Dodds sidestepped the question.
    James Boyd, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Verb
  • Hynes dodged a question about Kaprizov after the game.
    Michael Russo, New York Times, 14 May 2026
  • And while Dallas has dodged some bad weather opportunities in recent years, the luck could run out here.
    Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 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 19 May. 2026.

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