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verb

Definition of weaselnext
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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noun

as in skunk

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Recent Examples of weasel
Verb
So if an extra (and questionable) ingredient weasels its way into the formula, and the supplement hits the market, there's not much the FDA can do besides send companies a warning letter to recall the supplement. — Julia Forbes, Wired News, 28 Dec. 2025 So how does Mizzou weasel its way into the 12-team field? — Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 21 Nov. 2025
Noun
But then, during the challenge, when Ozzy knocks the key off a post, Coach weasels in and grabs it even after Ozzy has been slapping his limp pole at it for the better part of an hour. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026 The little animals that will come to be emblematic of the 2026 Games are stoats, extremely cute critters that in real life are related to the weasel and the otter. — Mark Scaglione, NBC news, 3 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for weasel
Recent Examples of Synonyms for weasel
  1. shake
  2. skunk
  3. duck
  4. snake
  5. hedge
  6. sneak
  7. equivocate
  8. dodge
Verb
  • Soon after, a warden shook Guardado and shouted his name, but got no response and a medic then pronounced him dead.
    — KIM CHANDLER, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Ueno Bank’s failure has locked nearly half the country’s 6 million people out of their savings, shaking a country long viewed as one of South America’s more stable economies.
    — Isabel Debre, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of shake
Noun
  • But there is also no mistaking the distinct black-and-white fur and bushy tails of skunks.
    — Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Officials say the last animal confirmed to have rabies that wasn’t a bat was a skunk infected with the bat strain of rabies in Long Beach in 2014.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of skunk
Verb
  • Unlike many of their indie-rock peers, Pavement rejected every major-label caller, ducking outsize contracts.
    — Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Behind the clock tower, the actors ducked and cowered as wind and dust washed over them, flattening their hair and sending papers flying.
    — Matt Alt, New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of duck
Noun
  • But snakes gonna slither, so Vance (who, to be fair, was never that into this war) is using the moment to subtly blame Hegseth, and the blow seems to have landed, with his party, and with his boss.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Because the album is rich with melody—because the compositions snake so readily from note to note, compared to Malone’s previous works—inklings of narrative start to seep from the foggy passages.
    — Sasha Geffen, Pitchfork, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of snake
Verb
  • The company has hedged approximately 48% of its fuel consumption for 2026, according to the earnings release.
    — Catriona Marangi, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Asked about Comcast’s plan to spin out NBCUniversal and whether Versant would ever consider a reunion with NBCU down the road, Lazarus hedged a bit.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of hedge
Noun
  • The egg whites make for a savory, satisfying start, and the roasted red pepper sneaks in some vegetables.
    — Danielle Bouchard, Martha Stewart, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Ultron and Vision sneak into Interpol’s servers for more information about Butcherbird’s victims, in a light, jokey sequence that spoofs security programs, AI bots, CAPTCHAs, and social media.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of sneak
Verb
  • Pressed on whether a blanket characterization hurts his members, Steffee did not equivocate.
    — Salena Zito, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The White House has reportedly equivocated its support of Means in recent weeks.
    — Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2026
Definition of equivocate
Verb
  • America's sub-ultra-wealthy are finding new ways to dodge the crowds associated with air travel.
    — Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Pressed by reporters on how he’d tackle problems ranging from high-speed rail to homelessness, Becerra often dodged or spoke in generalities.
    — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of dodge

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