stutter-step

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stutter-step
Verb
  • Slimy Lunch Meats Lunch meats are one of those things that often evade clean-outs.
    Heather Bien, Southern Living, 30 Sep. 2025
  • But when the Coast Guard approached on a 45-foot response boat, authorities said, the cuddy cabin boat began racing south to evade arrest.
    Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The letter, however, sidestepped any talk of changes to Missouri’s gun laws, among the loosest in the nation.
    Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The key is preparing before problems strikes, or sidestepping the problem by finding alternate transportation when possible.
    Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Norvell didn’t dodge the issue.
    D’Joumbarey A. Moreau, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Advertisement Unlike Ayatollah Khamenei, the future leaders of Iran will not be able to dodge global standards forever.
    Nik Kowsar, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Stutter-step.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stutter-step. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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