as in weaseling
to avoid giving a definite answer or position
shamelessly tergiversating, the witness replied, "Well, it depends upon what your definition of 'truth' is"
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After shaking off the flu, Arenas didn’t make his first bucket until almost midway through the second half.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
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Cameras showed audience members nodding along, shaking their shoulders and otherwise getting into the music.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Feb. 2026
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As of Thursday morning, the weather service appeared to be hedging its bets for snowfall on Sunday and Monday.—
Jack Perry,
The Providence Journal,
19 Feb. 2026
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In other words, Canada and others might consider the smart move to be economically and diplomatically hedging their bets between Washington and Beijing.—
Simon Shuster,
The Atlantic,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Tergiversating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tergiversating. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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