stutter-steps

verb

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

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  1. evades
  2. sidesteps
Verb
  • Journalists and negotiators follow up when someone evades the point.
    — Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Johnson has previously stated the Illinois constitution’s flat income tax rate evades the city’s wealth gap.
    — Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 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 4 Sep. 2026.

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