RUNAROUND 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

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
That translated into custom upholstery; fabrics sourced from textile sellers Merchant & Mills and Notting Hill’s Cloth Shop; DeVol sconces; and cheery ruffled skirting in the kitchen.

— Dipal Acharya, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Aug. 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

The Clippers’ offseason was engulfed by the NBA’s salary-cap circumvention investigation into the team’s endorsement deals with Kawhi Leonard.

— Joaquin Ruiz, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026
The end of his tenure there was overshadowed by a salary-cap circumvention scandal that led to massive sanctions against his now-former team.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Sep. 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

For example, Washington experienced an 82% drop in fare evasion in 2024 after installing more secure fare gates on its rail system.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026
For example, ProPublica was able to expose the tax-evasion practices of wealthy sports teams owners in 2021.

— Alex Volonte, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of evasion

Noun

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
Many Londoners have firsthand experience of phone-snatching or have witnessed a surge in shoplifting and subway fare-dodging.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026

Definition of dodging

Noun

Chourio hit a two-run single off hard-throwing Mason Miller with two outs in the ninth inning as the Brewers rallied past the San Diego Padres for the second straight day, a 4-3 victory Sunday for a 2-0 NL division series lead.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
Faced with promises of big cash pay-outs, American universities have entered the fray on the wrong side of the argument.

— Kent Sepkowitz, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026

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