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Recent Examples of runaround
As a runaround, local leaders in Boise and Salt Lake City adopted new official city flags to run up the pole.
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Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 8 Jan. 2026
All the cost, all the runaround, the many years of waiting.
—Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 3 Dec. 2025
Each prompt, even in the midst of a conversation or chat with GPT-5 will be getting this runaround.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Wells said Tate helped her break through the runaround and connect with someone at DTE Energy who cleaned up trees.
—Malachi Barrett, Freep.com, 22 May 2024
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Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 8 Jan. 2026
All the cost, all the runaround, the many years of waiting.
—Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 3 Dec. 2025
Each prompt, even in the midst of a conversation or chat with GPT-5 will be getting this runaround.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Wells said Tate helped her break through the runaround and connect with someone at DTE Energy who cleaned up trees.
—Malachi Barrett, Freep.com, 22 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for runaround
Noun
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Gold is everywhere – encasing the television, on the skirting boards, threaded through the thick baroque Roman blinds.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 Apr. 2026
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This type of pruning (skirting) improves airflow around and below the tree, which is key to preventing fungal diseases and pest infestations.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Dec. 2025
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But the Kremlin has increasingly cracked down on VPNs across the country, including restricting access to 439 VPN services in order to prevent the bypassing of state restrictions.—
Sophie Tanno,
CNN Money,
12 Feb. 2026
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The facility, intended as the largest addition to the White House since the Oval Office, has sparked debate among historians, preservationists, commentators, and the public due to its demolition of the historic East Wing and the bypassing of standard preservation reviews.—
Associate News Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Dec. 2025
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Joseph Sanberg, the co-founder of Aspiration, the environmental company at the heart of the NBA’s investigation into possible cap circumvention by the LA Clippers, was sentenced to 14 years in prison Monday by a federal judge.—
Mike Vorkunov,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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The Clippers’ circumvention, if proved, would amount to Steve Ballmer playing to his strength as the league’s richest owner and the world’s 10th-richest man.—
Mirjam Swanson,
Oc Register,
15 Feb. 2026
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One was the very clear sidestepping of Palestinian sovereignty, and the second was the issue of Iran.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
11 Mar. 2026
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But merely saying that is a cop-out.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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Maybe that’s a cop-out — an excuse to not deliver the narrative oomph most features need to feel substantial, or worthwhile.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
1 Feb. 2026
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Yet the cost of violence, contraband, tax evasion and environmental crime can be measured in the tens of billions of dollars every year and serves as a major drag on Brazil’s economic growth and stability.—
Robert Muggah,
The Conversation,
9 Dec. 2025
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Mizuhara pleaded guilty to charges of bank fraud and tax evasion in June 2024 and was sentenced to nearly five years in prison.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Dec. 2025
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Ditching grass and dodging HOAs, some homeowners are opting for native lawns.—
Joe Mutascio,
IndyStar,
8 June 2026
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The shadow fleet — roughly 2,100 tankers already seasoned in sanctions-dodging — has spent years rehearsing for this.—
Erik Bethel,
Fortune,
30 Apr. 2026
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Ryne Nelson scattered nine hits over seven efficient innings, while closer Paul Sewald survived Donovan Walton’s two-out homer in the ninth to lock down his 18th save in 19 chances.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2026
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Manual opt-outs don't fix the underlying problem.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
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“Runaround.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/runaround. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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