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Recent Examples of runaround
Tell me one thing only please, and don’t give me the runaround.
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Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 9 June 2025
But at the beginning of 11th grade, a change to his mom’s insurance ended her personal care benefit, sending him into a runaround with his county’s Medicaid office in Minnesota.
—Leah Fabel, Miami Herald, 5 June 2025
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.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 20 May 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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Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 9 June 2025
But at the beginning of 11th grade, a change to his mom’s insurance ended her personal care benefit, sending him into a runaround with his county’s Medicaid office in Minnesota.
—Leah Fabel, Miami Herald, 5 June 2025
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.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 20 May 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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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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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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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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Chief among the circumvention tools is satellite internet, like Elon Musk’s Starlink, which the company has made free in Iran.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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China's circumvention of tariffs under Section 301 alone will amount to over $30 billion this year, which translates to over one million trade and manufacturing jobs lost, according to Exiger.—
Lori Ann LaRocco,
CNBC,
29 Jan. 2026
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Retreating to one’s room in the middle of the day feels like a cop-out at many places, but here the indoor-outdoor flow transforms a late-afternoon nap into a pleasure without the guilt.—
Alex Postman,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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Claiming that the shooter was still gathering is a cop-out by the refs.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Some people have had reported personal or financial connections to Trump, like Paul Walczak convicted of tax evasion, whose mother is a longtime Republican donor, and Julio Herrera Velutini, whose daughter donated millions to a MAGA PAC, CBS News first reported.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
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The impacts of reshoring, and the creation of additional tariff evasion facilities, is more likely to show up in the 2026-2027 period.—
Lori Ann LaRocco,
CNBC,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Its defense minister last week reported some 200,000 troop desertions and draft-dodging by about 2 million Ukrainians.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Jan. 2026
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Its defense minister last week reported some 200,000 troop desertions and draft-dodging by about 2 million Ukrainians.—
Kamila Hrabchuk,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2026
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Miami, Ohio State and Oklahoma all came in ahead of Texas — although that calculation does not reflect the fact that the Longhorns went on the road to play the Buckeyes, while those other three schools spent their out-of-conference slates at home.—
David Eckert,
Austin American Statesman,
3 Feb. 2026
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Nielsen hopes to make the new out-of-home numbers part of its current ratings in time for the 2026-2027 TV season, with more enhancements to be added in later months.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Runaround.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/runaround. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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