maneuvering (around)

present participle of maneuver (around)

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Verb
  • Ogles has attacked O’Connell repeatedly this year, claiming city government has assisted violent criminals in evading arrest by federal immigration enforcement.
    Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 4 Sep. 2025
  • After six months of barely evading capture, an escape plan was hatched that saw the soldier cross into Spain and eventual freedom.
    Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Old Dominion started fast, with quarterback Colton Joseph faking out the Hoosiers defense on the first offensive play of the game and sprinting 75 yards for a touchdown.
    Michael Marot, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The two countries have also increasingly settled transactions in rubles and yuan with Putin announcing that 90% of the two countries transactions are being settled in those currencies as of December 2024, sidestepping Western financial systems.
    Earl Carr, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Then, in the summer between fifth and sixth grade, Little joined Instagram, Facebook and Snapchat, sidestepping the platforms’ limits by lying about their age.
    Charlotte Alter, Time, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • As a result, Apple can continue raking in billions of dollars from Google while also dodging what would have likely been a daunting task affecting Apple’s most important products, from the iPhone to the Mac and iPad.
    Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Of course, Bond ends up in freefall at some point, with the player dodging skydiving enemies and flying cars while trying to rip away a parachute.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Maneuvering (around).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maneuvering%20%28around%29. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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