Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for maneuvered (around)
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Surprisingly, among the more than 1,000 recipes published in the past 25 years of columns and cookbooks, a true, crisp and delicious almond cookie recipe had evaded me until now.—
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026 -
After the fall of Tripoli, Saif al-Islam Gadhafi evaded capture for several months before being detained in November 2011 by a militia in the western Libyan city of Zintan.—
Nic Robertson,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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Still, Jordan sidestepped the idea that customers could be turned off by the raft of higher fees and fares, instead emphasizing that the discount airline was offering more options.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Former special counsel Jack Smith repeatedly sidestepped pointed questions about the credibility of January 6 committee witness Cassidy Hutchinson, despite previously acknowledging her most explosive claims amounted to secondhand hearsay.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Jan. 2026
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Ocasio-Cortez dodged a question on a potential 2028 presidential run while also at the conference.—
Sydney Topf,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Feb. 2026
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Vedder dodged the question of whether the band has already found a new drummer, in a manner that may raise fans’ eyebrows.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Maneuvered (around).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maneuvered%20%28around%29. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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