stutter-stepped

verb

past tense of stutter-step
as in evaded

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stutter-stepped
  1. evaded
  2. sidestepped
  3. dodged
  4. slipped
Verb
  • One was Ona Judge, who escaped and evaded Washington’s yearslong effort to recapture her.
    — John Garrison Marks, The Atlantic, 25 July 2026
  • For the rest of us that the nerdy reference evaded, Jarvis recently won Atlanta's starting SS job, and manager Walt Weiss won't stop raving about the 25-year-old speedster.
    — John Laghezza, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Definition of evaded
Verb
  • One Californian who may have already sidestepped that question?
    — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
  • This was no grilling, though, as the Italian set out his thoughts on the new job and sidestepped any tricky questions with the aid of a wide smile.
    — Sam Lee, New York Times, 25 July 2026
Definition of sidestepped
Verb
  • Seth Rollins dodged a Roman Reigns spear and hit a stomp for a false finish.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The squirrel dodged two attempts from the grounds crew to smother it with a towel before finally being caught under a third towel.
    — Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026
Definition of dodged
Verb
  • Getty Images The MLB best home run bets slipped to an 18-65 record, with three no-bets after two misses on home run props for Chase DeLauter and Julio Rodriguez on Wednesday.
    — Josh Shepardson, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Miami, which lost 12 straight prior to sweeping Philadelphia this week, slipped 2 1/2 games behind the idle Phillies and Arizona, who occupy the final two NL playoff spots.
    — CBS New York Team, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Definition of slipped
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