Thesaurus results for STUTTER STEP

stutter-step

verb

Definition of stutter-step

as in to evade

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Recent Examples of stutter-step Eventually, Mbappé stepped up to take the kick, but his stutter-step kick resulted in a weak shot toward the right side of the goal, and it was saved by Yassine Bounou. — Joe Murphy, NBC news, 9 July 2026 The stutter-step approach by Bruno Guimãraes on the penalty kick failed anyway and the game remained scoreless into the first hydration break. — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 5 July 2026

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Garcia entered a plea and was convicted of evading police officers before his trial in June.

— Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 8 Sep. 2026
During the Paris Commune of 1871, a socialist tailor named Herminie Cadolle experimented with corset design in the hope of allowing women to move around more freely and, presumably, evade the gendarmes.

— Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of evade

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Warner had the most eyebrow-raising quote of the 49ers’ postgame press conferences ahead of their 16-hour flight home, while many of his teammates sidestepped questions about the disparate approaches the teams had before the game.

— Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Despite the shortstop’s inadvertent trespassing into Bush’s headspace, the president sidestepped the ceremonial mark at the front of the mound and toed the rubber like a pro.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of sidestep

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The brothers also may have wanted to dodge questions regarding rumors about a new tour, with the band posting cryptic teasers on social media the past several days.

— Ellise Shafer, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
See how that changes if Miami can dodge the upset, the pratfall, and heads 8-0 to South Bend.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026

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