RUN AROUND Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

runaround

noun

Definition of runaround

as in skirting

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Recent Examples of runaround Fourthly, performance standards ensuring more transparency and accountability must be set for the TTC office, eliminating endless phone wait times, confusing notices, incorrect tax bills, delayed refunds and bureaucratic runaround. — Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026 Drivers who request an appeal are either automatically denied or given the runaround without being offered an actual appeals process, Liss-Riordan said. — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2026 Also, sorry, bold move for a guy who’s been giving his wife the runaround with an infamous arsonist! — Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2026 The mullahs would similarly pursue runarounds to undermine any peaceful promises made. — Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 3 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for runaround

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Noun

In this room, with white carpet, marble arches and marble skirting, church members sit and quietly meditate or pray beneath a crystal chandelier.

— Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Nov. 2026
Her neighbor, Ashlee Fattman, pointed out how the skirting around the home, which was surrounded by water, had been left damaged.

— Patrick Damp, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of skirting

Noun

After weeks of testing, Fable 5 is no longer vulnerable to a bypassing method discovered by Amazon researchers that identified several software vulnerabilities and triggered the export curbs.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 1 July 2026
Assistive listening studies report that bypassing room acoustics and delivering audio directly can improve signal‑to‑noise ratios by 15–20 dB, making announcements comprehensible and lectures clearer [8].

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 26 Feb. 2026

Definition of bypassing

Noun

That's partly due to the team trading James Harden and Chris Paul last season and sending Leonard to the Toronto Raptors last month after the NBA found the Clippers guilty of violating salary cap-circumvention rules involving him.

— CBS News, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Yeah, but the Clippers should focus on fighting for their fans, not the billionaire whose apparent salary cap circumvention has the organization in hot water.

— Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of circumvention

Noun

Critics called the change an unjustified, undemocratic sidestepping of the state constitution and the will of voters.

— Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
One was the very clear sidestepping of Palestinian sovereignty, and the second was the issue of Iran.

— Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2026

Definition of sidestepping

Noun

In 1980, he was convicted of tax evasion and served about a year in federal prison.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
Flávio Bolsonaro is under investigation by Brazil's Supreme Court, accused of corruption, money laundering and tax evasion.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of evasion

Noun

The bipartisan debate dodging has made for some strange campaign jostling this week.

— New York Times, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026
China appears to be the main culprit behind the tariff dodging, processing exports through more than 40 other countries, according to the report.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of dodging

Noun

Momentum started to swing the Hurricanes’ way, as UM forced a three-and-out and scored on the next drive.

— Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2026
The Rebels opened with a run play that gained just 1 yard and proceeded to go three-and-out, then UGA’s Nate Frazier ripped off a 46-yard run on the Bulldogs’ first offensive play to spark an opening touchdown drive.

— Mike Griffith, AJC.com, 8 Nov. 2026

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