Thesaurus results for WEASELED

weaseled

verb

past tense of weasel

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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Howard shook off a shooting slump to pour in a game-high 23 points on 5-of-9 shooting from three.

— Christopher Harris, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
In Damascus, over the course of a single week in July, two bombings shook the city.

— Lina Sergie Attar, Time, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of shook

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The company's jet fuel for 2027 is currently 80% hedged at $67 per barrel, and 15% hedged for 2028 at $85 per barrel.

— Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 20 July 2026
The coach confirmed Salah’s availability at Thursday’s news conference, but hedged on exactly what that might look like.

— Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 2 July 2026

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Germany, which represents the EU’s biggest economy and export market, has waffled over hitting China with sanctions or duties, worried about retaliatory measures.

— Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 18 June 2026
But as Topuria protested and the doctor waffled, Goddard and the UFC ruled the bout would continue.

— Mark Puleo, New York Times, 15 June 2026

Definition of waffled

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The ball evaded him and reached Brobbey, but the striker could not control in the ocean of space he was left in.

— Beren Cross, New York Times, 31 July 2026
Shortly before the shooting, agents were investigating two Guatemalan men known to be driving a white van who had previously evaded arrest and were potentially subject to deportation, the US attorney for Texas’ southern district said.

— Ashley Killough, CNN Money, 30 July 2026

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Orange Lutheran reexamined the paperwork, found it had been fudged, self-reported its findings to the CIF-SS office and now is 2-6 overall going into Friday’s game against Santa Margarita.

— Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 23 Oct. 2025
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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