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Recent Examples of runaround
As a runaround, local leaders in Boise and Salt Lake City adopted new official city flags to run up the pole.
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Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 8 Jan. 2026
All the cost, all the runaround, the many years of waiting.
—Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 3 Dec. 2025
Each prompt, even in the midst of a conversation or chat with GPT-5 will be getting this runaround.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 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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Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 8 Jan. 2026
All the cost, all the runaround, the many years of waiting.
—Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 3 Dec. 2025
Each prompt, even in the midst of a conversation or chat with GPT-5 will be getting this runaround.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 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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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
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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
Noun
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Less clear, however, is the status of Leonard amid the NBA’s investigation into potential salary-cap circumvention by the Clippers regarding Leonard.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
6 June 2026
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Iranians normally access these only through circumvention tools, such as VPNs.—
Holly Dagres,
The Atlantic,
5 June 2026
Noun
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One was the very clear sidestepping of Palestinian sovereignty, and the second was the issue of Iran.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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But the union is not wrong to call this a cop-out, either.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2026
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But merely saying that is a cop-out.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Earlier this year, Cagle told the city council that around half of all bus and light rail riders are not paying their fares, with rail evasion the most common occurrence.—
DJ Simmons,
Charlotte Observer,
12 June 2026
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Washington Metro saw fare evasion drop dramatically after similar upgrades.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
11 June 2026
Noun
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Ditching grass and dodging HOAs, some homeowners are opting for native lawns.—
Joe Mutascio,
IndyStar,
8 June 2026
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When McKenzie asks him how much he’s contributed to the coffers of politicians, his dodging of the question is pure dissembling theater.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Andrew Bash allowed a run in an inning of relief of Gallagher and Alejandro Hidalgo gave up four runs while getting just two outs.—
Pioneer Press,
Twin Cities,
10 June 2026
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Backup catcher Sebastián Rivero sparked the Angels’ second-inning rally with a one-out single.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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“Runaround.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/runaround. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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