stutter-steps

present tense third-person singular of stutter-step

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stutter-steps
Verb
  • Renewed sanctions may not deal much of an economic blow to Iran, especially if China evades them, but can be a potent political tool to stir fears of vulnerability and future military action, a Washington Institute expert argued.
    semafor.com, semafor.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • There has been a lot of research into understanding how cancer evades the body’s immune system, and the ways that science might be able to get around that.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Second, structure it in familiar legal language so that supervisors recognize it as a security or other traditional instrument, and only then represent it in tokens; this approach sidesteps unproductive security-versus-utility debates while ensuring that investor protections remain intact.
    Juan Arroyo, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Despite the glossy subject matter, Winocour neatly sidesteps clichés, instead searching for quiet moments that give the story emotional resonance.
    Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Stutter-steps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stutter-steps. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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