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Recent Examples of runaround
That’s when Rambo started to give them the runaround, Patel said.
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Emily Brindley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 July 2024
In today’s crossword, Trent H. Evans gives us the runaround, using a distinctive theme style.
—Sam Corbin, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2024
And increasingly what's happened, of course, with a divided Congress and a divided Washington is presidents of all strikes, not just Democrats, have wanted to try to do runarounds around Congress a little bit.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 11 July 2023
People appreciate truth and not being given the runaround, even in the most difficult of times.
—Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 8 Nov. 2023
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Emily Brindley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 July 2024
In today’s crossword, Trent H. Evans gives us the runaround, using a distinctive theme style.
—Sam Corbin, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2024
And increasingly what's happened, of course, with a divided Congress and a divided Washington is presidents of all strikes, not just Democrats, have wanted to try to do runarounds around Congress a little bit.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 11 July 2023
People appreciate truth and not being given the runaround, even in the most difficult of times.
—Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 8 Nov. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for runaround
Noun
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Hinson said the skirting of tariffs undermined an Illinois auto company’s business, forcing it to lay off a quarter of its workforce.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Sep. 2019
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There was no deception here, no skirting of any regulations.—
Abby Gardner,
Glamour,
3 Sep. 2024
Noun
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Of course, there will always be times when a company catches you by surprise and lists your name along with other underperforming employees in a cop-out to cover their atrocious layoffs.—
Rachel Wells,
Forbes.com,
5 May 2025
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That may sound like a cop-out, but the word has a deeper resonance on a show about women over 50.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
16 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The same language figures in each, the same threats, means of evasion, forms of institutional hostility.—
Tim Brinkhof,
JSTOR Daily,
21 May 2025
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Especially not someone like Rose, whose transgressions went far beyond the playing field and included everything from a tax evasion conviction to an extramarital affair with a teenager.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
18 May 2025
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Down 4-0 in the bottom of the fourth, Baty hit his first home run, taking a 1-1 sweeper over the left-center field fence with two outs.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
11 May 2025
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Then the Padres’ bullpen surrendered seven runs in the final two innings and closer Robert Suarez had to come in and earn a save by getting the final two outs.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 May 2025
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“Runaround.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/runaround. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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