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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.
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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.
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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.
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Malachi Barrett,
Freep.com,
22 May 2024
See All Example Sentences for runaround
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
See All Example Sentences for runaround
Recent Examples of Synonyms for runaround
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Yet by skirting and at times ignoring those rules, ride-sharing companies were able to acquire a critical mass of users in a short period of time.
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The Dominator 3, at its base a Ford F-350, features an armored shell and skirting designed to keep winds from lifting the vehicle; strong windows, equipment for tracking weather data and a hydraulic spike system used to anchor the vehicle to the ground.
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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].
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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.
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Few Western democracies are willing to embrace the kind of highly restrictive model that would make circumvention nearly impossible.
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Less clear, however, is the status of Leonard amid the NBA’s investigation into potential salary-cap circumvention by the Clippers regarding Leonard.
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One was the very clear sidestepping of Palestinian sovereignty, and the second was the issue of Iran.
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But the union is not wrong to call this a cop-out, either.
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But merely saying that is a cop-out.
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The athlete does not let himself be dribbled by the slightest sensitive subject, practicing an art of evasion beneath an XXL smile, under warm spotlights that illuminate his blue linen suit.
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The sheriff’s office reports hundreds of arrests, dozens of fugitives apprehended and weapons recovered, along with declines in fare evasion and crime where deputies have been deployed.
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Ditching grass and dodging HOAs, some homeowners are opting for native lawns.
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When McKenzie asks him how much he’s contributed to the coffers of politicians, his dodging of the question is pure dissembling theater.
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Dodger fans make noise in West Sacramento Dodgers fans, for the third straight game, packed the stands of Sutter Health Park and most stayed until the final out, even with their team trailing by six runs in the top of the ninth inning.
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However, the bill was so contentious that in order to squeak it through, legislators stuffed it full of carve-outs and exemptions, allowing cities to delay implementation by passing their own plans to add density.
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“Runaround.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/runaround. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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