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screws around

verb

present tense third-person singular of screw around
as in cheats
to be sexually unfaithful he hired a private detective because he thought his wife was screwing around

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for screws around
  1. cheats
  2. steps out
Verb
  • Any forward who cheats for defence, as Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has for much of his career, will play an elevated role on a Babcock team.
    — Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 26 June 2026
  • Though Lesnar rarely cheats to win, Femi isn’t going to lose clean.
    — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
Definition of cheats
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  • Farrell then steps out of a car and the three meet, all dressed in black.
    — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Klaudia hadn’t managed to take more than two steps out of the town car before the reporters descended, pens poised over their notepads, shouting until their voices peaked.
    — Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of steps out
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“Screws around.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/screws%20around. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

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