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Recent Examples of runaround
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.
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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
Exorbitant legal fees and bureaucratic runarounds require property owners to follow a list of tedious rules to reclaim their property.
—Washington Examiner Staff, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 July 2024
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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
Exorbitant legal fees and bureaucratic runarounds require property owners to follow a list of tedious rules to reclaim their property.
—Washington Examiner Staff, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for runaround
Noun
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All the moral skirting of the issues at hand felt so rich.—
Dwyer Murphy
June 6,
Literary Hub,
6 June 2025
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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
Noun
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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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Bloy’s answer to Variety’s question is both understandable and a total cop-out.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
15 July 2025
Noun
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In her method of evasion, Bailey soon began to develop an ardor for book collecting.—
Olivia Cyrus,
Sacbee.com,
10 Aug. 2025
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Criminal Charges And Plea McPhee pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States, one count of tax evasion, and one count of wire fraud.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Miami loaded the bases with two outs in the ninth against Nic Enright, forcing Cleveland to rush closer Cade Smith onto the mound.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
15 Aug. 2025
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After a lat injury in spring training robbed him of half of the season, Montas posted a 6.38 ERA in 36 2/3 innings (seven starts, one appearance after an opener), failing to record an out in the fifth inning of a game in all but two outings.—
Will Sammon,
New York Times,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Runaround.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/runaround. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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