as in avoids
to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery
I don't know how the CEO managed to shuffle out of being held responsible for his company's weak performance
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shuffles (out of)
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The brand continues to use 100% chrome-free nappa leather, which avoids toxic chemicals used in leather production.—
Nadja Sayej,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026 -
Nwosu’s script likewise avoids pat female-bonding sentiments, attentive to the experiences and worldviews that can still separate women in a man’s world.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2026
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Experts who spoke to Flow Space are hopeful that these new approvals will provide the necessary tools to treat a disease that evades treatment by constantly mutating.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
16 Dec. 2025
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In the film, Sea-Based X-Band Radar detects a missile flying across the Pacific Ocean toward Chicago that later evades interception.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Nov. 2025
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Unlike nitrogen, which easily escapes from soil into the air or groundwater, phosphorus sticks to soil particles.—
Dinesh Phuyal,
The Conversation,
26 Jan. 2026
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When air leaks through that shell, heated or cooled air escapes, and the HVAC system has to work harder to keep up.—
Brynn Cooksey,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Shuffles (out of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shuffles%20%28out%20of%29. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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