Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stutter-stepped
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The ball fell to Ludmila, who evaded her defender and fired a shot toward goal, but the attempt sailed upward.—
Fernando Ramirez,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026 -
Cheaply produced one-way Iranian attack drones have successfully evaded billion-dollar air defense systems.—
Laura Kelly,
The Hill,
13 Mar. 2026
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Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard sidestepped questions during the public portion of the Senate worldwide threats hearing about reports that Russia is sharing intelligence with Iran.—
Yarden Segev,
NBC news,
18 Mar. 2026
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In the interview, Zhao also sidestepped a question about the how much screen time Gellar had in the pilot.—
Kate Aurthur,
Variety,
18 Mar. 2026
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At the time, this may have felt like a setback, but in retrospect … Disney dodged a real mortar shell with that one.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
18 Mar. 2026
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They were considered one of the last teams in entering Selection Sunday, according to many bracket prognosticators, but dodged a First Four game in Dayton, Ohio.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
15 Mar. 2026
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No outside agencies or businesses will be able to directly hire off-duty police officers through the scheduling platform RollKall after police say a man impersonating law enforcement and killed by SWAT officers earlier this month slipped through the cracks.—
Devyani Chhetri,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Mar. 2026
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In a September Gallup poll, support had slipped to 47%, with another 47% calling such research morally wrong.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Stutter-stepped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stutter-stepped. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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