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stutter-steps

verb

present tense third-person singular of stutter-step
as in pump-fakes

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  1. evades
  2. sidesteps
Verb
  • Neither of those interpretations would be entirely invalid, exactly, and yet The Basics of Philosophy — ironically enough, given its title — mostly evades any such moral didacticism.
    — Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Journalists and negotiators follow up when someone evades the point.
    — Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of evades
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  • Doing so sidesteps the higher yields on longer tenors but increases refinancing risks.
    — Greg Ritchie, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2026
  • By working through employers, Addition Wealth sidesteps the brutal customer acquisition costs that have undermined most direct-to-consumer fintech plays and gains access to the data that makes guidance genuinely personal.
    — Geri Stengel, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of sidesteps
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“Stutter-steps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stutter-steps. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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