stutter-step

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stutter-step
Verb
  • These treatments aim to create a renewable source of beta cells or to help maintain existing beta cells by shielding them from the immune system or enabling them to evade it.
    Tara Haelle, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025
  • While stealth jets have various tricks to evade traditional radars with some success, the quantum radars might prove to be a game changer in the long run.
    Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Analysts point to how the restrictions have held, despite high-level pushback by other prominent clerics, and multiple attempts on the ground to sidestep the rules.
    NPR, NPR, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Ahead of his disastrous cabinet announcement last Sunday, Lecornu had already waved off using this power to sidestep the French parliament again.
    Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Philadelphia Eagles dodged the damage of playing fickle football for four weeks.
    Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Swift has also been dodging questions about the date of their future nuptials in recent interviews coinciding with the release of her new album, The Life of a Showgirl.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2025
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“Stutter-step.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stutter-step. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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