stutter-step

verb

Definition of stutter-stepnext
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stutter-step
  1. evade
  2. sidestep
  3. dodge
Verb
  • Officials say that has made cross-border cooperation increasingly important, as criminal groups frequently move people and goods across neighboring countries to evade law enforcement.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Not long afterward, the group heard drones in the sky and started moving again, perhaps to evade capture by the military.
    — Alexis Okeowo, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of evade
Verb
  • Tait puts the total tax bill Buffett sidesteps by moving his fortune into family foundations at $33 billion to $56 billion, depending on how the shares are eventually sold.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 30 July 2026
  • California lawmakers asked Quebec to lift the ban, sidestep Trump and promote free trade.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026
Definition of sidestep
Verb
  • For years, physicists have dreamed of optical chips where light can race around corners and dodge defects without losing information.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Throughout the day, teenagers would dash onto the beach, dodging officers before diving back into the water.
    — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Definition of dodge

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“Stutter-step.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stutter-step. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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