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Recent Examples of pussyfoot Several of these involve a furtive religious cult known as the Scars — its adherents have a way of pussyfooting through the forest and doing absolutely horrible things to nonbelievers. Tom Gliatto, People.com, 12 Apr. 2025 Delivering the News Dear Delivering: Here’s how: Stop pussyfooting around the subject and be completely honest with your mother. Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 8 Feb. 2025 No less than Werner Herzog remade Murnau’s masterpiece in 1979, starring Klaus Kinski as the bald-headed bloodsucker; rather than pussyfoot around the whole rip-off-or-not aspect, the former doubles down and names the character Count Dracula. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2024 The results of this pussyfooting around are mixed, for everyone involved. Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024 In an interview that aired on NBC News this week, DeSantis for the first time finally stopped pussyfooting around whether Trump won in 2020. Philip Elliott, Time, 8 Aug. 2023 Yet other people want to pussyfoot around. Ed Symkus, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2020 What a crazy, zany coincidence that Harden pussyfooted around the controversy set off by Morey’s tweet. Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com, 12 Oct. 2019 Deputy Managing Editor Yesha Callahan is gonna be mad at this short-ass lede, but today there’s no need to pussyfoot around. Michael Harriot, The Root, 15 June 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pussyfoot
Verb
  • So if an extra (and questionable) ingredient weasels its way into the formula, and the supplement hits the market, there's not much the FDA can do besides send companies a warning letter to recall the supplement.
    Julia Forbes, Wired News, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Despite her best efforts, Keith, who is serving life in prison, tries to weasel his way back into her life.
    Jack Dunn, Variety, 22 July 2025
Verb
  • Players must navigate nightmarish mazes where monsters lurk at every turn.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The Triangle, one of many signature quirks of Fenway Park, lurks 420 feet from home plate.
    Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Aloe vera sneaks in lightweight hydration, and wheat protein helps strengthen to keep breakage at bay.
    Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Read about a man who has snuck into prestigious events for nearly a decade.
    Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Keeping the keyboard and mouse close to avoid overreaching. Taking a brief movement or stretching break every 30 to 60 minutes.
    Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 18 June 2025
  • Transitioning to mouse mode by simply placing the controller on a table made a potentially confusing input so much more intuitive.
    Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 5 June 2025
Verb
  • The ball slipped through Mason’s hands, and what would have been a touchdown turned into a turnover on downs, effectively ending the 49ers’ comeback hopes.
    Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 7 Sep. 2025
  • By the episode's end, however, he's set his sights on Morgan, having surreptitiously slipped a note into her grocery bag.
    Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Hydroplaning is the term for when a vehicle begins sliding uncontrollably on wet roads.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Books act as mirrors, windows, and sliding glass doors.
    Linda-Marie Barrett September 10, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2025

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“Pussyfoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pussyfoot. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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