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
Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 June 2025
In the heat of its bloodlust, the weasel had killed the entire flock.
—Louise Erdrich, New Yorker, 25 May 2025
Stephanie Osmanski, Southern Living, 3 May 2024
But when Douglas doesn’t invite her to the business dinner, the show suddenly takes a turn into wacky sitcom territory, with Maxine trying to weasel her way into Douglas’s business to meet and invite the Prince to the Beach Ball.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2024
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Verb
As Zidler, Petkoff portrays with vigor a self-serving weasel, albeit with a heart.
—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 June 2025
In the heat of its bloodlust, the weasel had killed the entire flock.
—Louise Erdrich, New Yorker, 25 May 2025
Noun
These weeds—the ones that do the impossible and weasel their way through cracks in the patio, concrete, pavers, and driveway—can be so difficult to remove since most weeding tools don’t fit in between the cracks.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Southern Living, 3 May 2024
But when Douglas doesn’t invite her to the business dinner, the show suddenly takes a turn into wacky sitcom territory, with Maxine trying to weasel her way into Douglas’s business to meet and invite the Prince to the Beach Ball.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for weasel
Verb
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On back-to-back pass plays, though, Ward held the ball too long and couldn’t shake the Broncos’ pass rush, resulting in back-to-back sacks that took the Titans outside field goal range.—
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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After a while, the lady shook her head.—
Bryan Washington,
New Yorker,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Around 75% of Americans are exposed to raccoons, skunks and foxes — the very wildlife that commonly spread the fatal disease to humans, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.—
Shiv Sudhakar,
FOXNews.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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The skunk with distemper is stuck in the window well again, chewing incessantly on the garden hose that is coiled up in there.—
Miriam Toews
September 3,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Glass exploded across the dining room as the pair scrambled from their booth, ducking for cover while stunned employees froze in place.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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In nearby Germantown, residents ducked into a church basement under low-hanging fluorescent lights.—
Sarah Henry,
The Courier-Journal,
18 Aug. 2025
Noun
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However, snakes in the northern part of their range have been dying from snake fungal disease, raising concerns about the species’ long-term survival.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
23 Aug. 2025
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Sonic devices, scarecrows, and plastic scare devices such as alligators, swans, snakes, and owls don’t work, partly because the geese quickly figure out there’s nothing to fear.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
23 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Just as investors diversify portfolios to hedge market risks, business must consider diversifying debt instruments to mitigate interest rate exposure.—
Meelan Gupta,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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More companies are using collars—an options strategy that caps downside risk without limiting upside gains—to hedge their exposures.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
25 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The Baylor pledge jump-started the offense with a 1-yard touchdown sneak less than five minutes before halftime.—
Mike Waters,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Aug. 2025
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This came after the Bills and their fans thought Josh Allen had picked up a first down on a sneak in the AFC Championship Game.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
16 Aug. 2025
Verb
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And as politicians, these Supreme Court Justices are especially bristling, equivocating, and entitled, which doesn’t make for trustworthy narration.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
5 Aug. 2025
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However, Trump equivocated in a longer version of the answer that aired later on the network.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 July 2025
Verb
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Twins starter Simeon Woods Richardson dodged the bat while fielding the grounder, but then made a high throw to second and both runners were safe.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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As a result, Apple can continue raking in billions of dollars from Google while also dodging what would have likely been a daunting task affecting Apple’s most important products, from the iPhone to the Mac and iPad.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Weasel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weasel. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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