as in shook
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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After a while, the lady shook her head.—
Bryan Washington,
New Yorker,
7 Sep. 2025 -
The earthquake shook at a depth of just 4 miles, with its epicenter about 6 miles south-southeast of Pinnacles.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Some instinctively ducked, covered their classmates or followed teachers’ directions.—
Dalia Faheid,
CNN Money,
30 Aug. 2025
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The woman hid her face as the man ducked down.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
21 Aug. 2025
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What the 11 should have done is hedged more towards getting, got to get back on the track sooner than later.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Aug. 2025
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While Arkansas has dodged any long-term injuries among key players thus far, ASU suffered a tough loss this week when ace running back Ja'Quez Cross went down in practice with what turned out to be an ACL tear.—
Tom Murphy,
Arkansas Online,
5 Sep. 2025
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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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But state lawmakers, facing their own deficit, have waffled over continuing the initiative.—
Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Aug. 2025
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On first-and-15 in the same quarter, Milroe evaded pressure, kept his eyes downfield and threw an accurate ball on the move to White near the sideline for 25 yards.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
New York Times,
25 Aug. 2025
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The versatile slugger has been a perfect fit for the Yankees, but other teams could try to pry the former NL MVP away from New York with the long-term deal that has evaded him to this point.—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Aug. 2025
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Local police department statistics show violent crime in Washington has declined in recent years, but Trump has countered, without offering evidence, that the numbers were fudged.—
Darlene Superville,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Aug. 2025
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The last time Tesla tried to reward and incentivize Musk, a $56 billion pay package granted in 2018 tied to revenue and market-capitalization milestones was twice nixed by a Delaware court, which ruled the company had fudged its disclosures to shareholders.—
Rohan Goswami,
semafor.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Weaseled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weaseled. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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