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Recent Examples of runaround
For more of Cher reading authority figures for filth, here's a great scene opposite Andrew Robinson, another in a string of doctors giving her and Rocky the runaround.
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Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 20 May 2025
Barker has no trouble recalling that game at Anfield, scoring one goal, laying on another two and giving Alexander-Arnold the runaround from start to finish.
—Oliver Kay, The Athletic, 8 Feb. 2025
For this reason and others, the prime minister spent over a year giving President Joe Biden the runaround on negotiations.
—Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Jan. 2025
Ask direct questions if someone is giving you the runaround.
—Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 16 July 2024
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Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 20 May 2025
Barker has no trouble recalling that game at Anfield, scoring one goal, laying on another two and giving Alexander-Arnold the runaround from start to finish.
—Oliver Kay, The Athletic, 8 Feb. 2025
For this reason and others, the prime minister spent over a year giving President Joe Biden the runaround on negotiations.
—Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Jan. 2025
Ask direct questions if someone is giving you the runaround.
—Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 16 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for runaround
Noun
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That’s evidenced by the GOP’s skirting of the issue.—
CNN.com,
Mercury News,
3 Oct. 2025
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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.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Some strains are now capable of identifying and bypassing backups, targeting critical systems first and spreading laterally across devices and networks.—
Ro'ee Margalit,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Sora’s release, and the rapid circumvention of its authentication mechanisms, is a reminder that society is unprepared for the next wave of increasingly realistic, personalized deepfakes.—
Nikita Ostrovsky,
Time,
20 Oct. 2025
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Also, 7 percent of the vote went to harsher penalties for cap circumvention.—
Zach Harper,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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Others may see it as a cop-out to make up for a short discography.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
5 Oct. 2025
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Again, this isn’t a cop-out, but the familiarity doesn’t give either side an edge.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
27 July 2025
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The agency has also reported a loss of $4 million through bus fare evasion.—
Vanessa Swales,
jsonline.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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The entrepreneur’s rags-to-riches story took a dark turn in 2004 when he was charged with tax evasion and embezzling company funds.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
16 Oct. 2025
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However, the court would not expand the receivership to take over any future LLCs the Verrichias might form ― at least not yet, although the court indicated a willingness to revisit the issue should the Verrichias dodging of their creditor continue.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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For four drives through the third quarter and the start of the fourth, Denver put together three three-and-outs and a safety.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
17 Oct. 2025
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Smith started it with a one-out single in the sixth.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Runaround.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/runaround. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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