as in to shake
to avoid giving a definite answer or position
the polite guest chose to weasel rather than admit that he didn't like the meal
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Recent Examples of weasel
Nick Caruso, TVLine, 25 Sep. 2025
One of Wishman’s most Sapphic films is this gritty black-and-white sexploitation shocker about assassins who weasel their way into an apartment shared by two lesbians in order to kill a foreign dignitary.
—Erik Piepenburg, New York Times, 2 June 2025
Stuart Dyos, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Armadillo, mink, weasel and otter all hold varying degrees of risk associated with consumption.
—Stuart Dyos, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Oct. 2025
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Verb
So, that was a good learning experience and a humbling experience of being on the outside and trying to weasel my way in.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 25 Sep. 2025
One of Wishman’s most Sapphic films is this gritty black-and-white sexploitation shocker about assassins who weasel their way into an apartment shared by two lesbians in order to kill a foreign dignitary.
—Erik Piepenburg, New York Times, 2 June 2025
Noun
Armadillo, mink, weasel and otter all hold varying degrees of risk associated with consumption.
—Stuart Dyos, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Armadillo, mink, weasel and otter all hold varying degrees of risk associated with consumption.
—Stuart Dyos, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for weasel
Verb
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The starts were violent, ground-shaking and painfully loud.—
Jan Wagner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Apr. 2026
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People may want to shake off the branches of trees within reach.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In the United States, dogs can get rabies if they are exposed to infected bats, raccoons, skunks and foxes.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
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Cicadas are a good food source for animals like birds, foxes, skunks and raccoons.—
Finch Walker,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2026
Verb
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But a recent global survey conducted by SAP subsidiary WalkMe found that workers are quietly ducking AI use.—
Jacqueline Munis,
Fortune,
13 Apr. 2026
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Machete in hand, Gamaliel Camarena sliced the back of a man who managed to escape by ducking into a donut shop and barring the door.—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
12 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Much like the more popular hobby of bird watching for certain types of rare birds, there are Connecticut herpetologists and photographers that seek out rare snakes.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
17 Apr. 2026
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Sea snakes also occupy the shallow coastal waters of the UAE.—
Asuka Koda,
CNN Money,
17 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Most of them hedge, purchasing a contract to lock in a price.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2026
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Airports typically store just a few days’ worth of jet fuel, and airlines largely stopped hedging and storing their own fuel in recent years.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Wearing nothing but gas masks, Hal and Lois sneak inside the noxious home to do the deed in privacy from their kids.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
9 Apr. 2026
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Wear them to work with a pair of cute loafers and a spring blouse, or dress them down with a tee and your favorite sneaks for a comfy-casual look.—
Madeline Merinuk,
PEOPLE,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The White House has reportedly equivocated its support of Means in recent weeks.—
Dan Vergano,
Scientific American,
16 Apr. 2026
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Brooks, for his part, equivocated … A bout of frantic rebranding ensued.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The right-hander’s first pitch was an inside fastball that Adames had to dodge.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Tyler and Teezo Touchdown were singing about dodging monogamy at all costs, but RM teased out his own, deeper meaning.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Weasel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weasel. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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