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as in to circumvent
to avoid having to comply with (something) especially through cleverness
the eager enlistee sidestepped the regulations by lying about his age
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Recent Examples of sidestep
Trump has illegally used this law now to sidestep due process.
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Juan Vargas, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2025
Trump's rally just outside Detroit — his largest political event since returning to the White House — largely sidestepped two major issues that have shaken Michigan: the economic fallout from his aggressive trade tariffs and his combative stance toward neighboring Canada.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
Chief Justice John Roberts sidestepped a chance to draw more attention to himself by not going beyond his previous comments about Trump's attacks on the judiciary.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 9 May 2025
Whatever the motive, sidestepping such rules degrades their significance in keeping secrets safe.
—Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, 8 May 2025
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Juan Vargas, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2025
Trump's rally just outside Detroit — his largest political event since returning to the White House — largely sidestepped two major issues that have shaken Michigan: the economic fallout from his aggressive trade tariffs and his combative stance toward neighboring Canada.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
Chief Justice John Roberts sidestepped a chance to draw more attention to himself by not going beyond his previous comments about Trump's attacks on the judiciary.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 9 May 2025
Whatever the motive, sidestepping such rules degrades their significance in keeping secrets safe.
—Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sidestep
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Estonia said that a Russian military jet violated its airspace on May 13 after the Estonian Navy tried to stop the tanker Jaguar, believed to be in Moscow's shadow fleet that circumvents oil sanctions.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 May 2025
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Apple claimed the gaming giant violated its policies by introducing a way for users to circumvent Apple’s in-app payment system.—
Jade Walker,
CNN Money,
21 May 2025
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The latest installment, Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning, which hit theaters on May 23, continues the story set up in 2023's Dead Reckoning, weaving together elements from the previous seven films, for what is possibly the last Mission: Impossible movie.—
Christopher Rudolph,
People.com,
23 May 2025
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The Shed describes The Brothers Size as a modern-day fable about two brothers in the Deep South that weaves in the rich storytelling tradition of the Yoruba people of West Africa.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
21 May 2025
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Hoerner avoided the tag, which would’ve been the second out of the inning.—
C. Trent Rosecrans,
New York Times,
26 May 2025
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The officer recommended the Palestinians be dressed in army clothes to avoid misidentification.—
Sam Mednick,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2025
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In May 1926, the world-famous evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson vanished; she was last seen ducking into the ocean near Santa Monica for a swim.—
Dorothy Fortenberry,
The Atlantic,
12 May 2025
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Anna Wintour was a pretty One Fifth regular for whom McNally once ducked behind a stove to cook eggs after the kitchen had closed.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
5 May 2025
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Penguin Press, June 17 Image El Dorado Drive by Megan Abbott After skipping town to evade a nagging creditor in 2008, Harper returns to her Detroit suburb months later to find her two older sisters, once in the throes of debt, sporting fresh highlights and driving a Lexus.—
Laura Thompson,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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The former prisoners who have continued to evade police for nearly a week include Leo Tate, Jermaine Donald, Derrick Groves, Lenton Vanburen and Antoine Massey, according to USA Today, while Corey Boyd, Gary Price, Kendell Myles, Robert Moody, and Dkenan Dennis have been re-arrested.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
22 May 2025
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But for now Illinois has dodged two major budgetary bullets.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2025
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Miss Manners: What’s the best way to dodge a fishy hug?—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
13 May 2025
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Also, the final order included a new mechanism that would increase the ability for drugmakers to sell directly to consumers, bypassing pharmacy benefits managers.—
Brian Evans,Yun Li,Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
11 May 2025
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Seven decades later, some politicians and college leaders are becoming increasingly anxious that another president might cause a different world power to bypass the United States.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
9 May 2025
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“Sidestep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sidestep. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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