Thesaurus results for PUSSYFOOTED

pussyfooted

verb

past tense of pussyfoot

as in weaseled

to avoid giving a definite answer or position politicians who try to pussyfoot around hot-button issues

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as in lurked

to move about in a sly or secret manner pussyfooting through the hallways in the middle of the night

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Nvidia’s stock already took a beating from a wider reversal in chip stocks as US voters’ protests against data centers shook confidence in the market’s AI trade.

— Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 9 Nov. 2026
Nacua shook off a couple of drops to make big plays, especially on critical fourth downs and on a seven-yard touchdown catch early in the fourth quarter.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026

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In the rugged mountains of Afghanistan, on the morning of March 11, 2013, something lurked just below the surface of a young Afghan man, a boy, really.

— Ron Farina, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2026
Like fossils of prehistoric life, the evidence of all these past relationships lurked in the debris of our Connecticut household.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026

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An early 1990s recession clobbered Nasdaq, but home prices slipped only modestly, down 1% annually.

— Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 11 Nov. 2026
The observation comes after the Nasdaq Composite slipped earlier this week, as losses in Nvidia led tech stocks lower.

— Liz Napolitano,Hugh Leask,Lee Ying Shan,Fred Imbert, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2026

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Coherent stock also slid roughly 4%, and Lumentum stock fell 5%.

— Kif Leswing,Annie Palmer,Kevin Breuninger,Samantha Subin,Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 12 Nov. 2026
Florida doubled its lead just more than two minutes later when Carter Verhaeghe gathered a loose puck and slid a slick pass through the legs of Provorov to a trailing Eller, who buried the puck in the back of the net.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2026

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