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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O’Shea shook hands with the referee and his assistants but there was no attempt to shake the hand of Israel captain Manor Solomon.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
The policeman held on to Shorty’s biceps and shook them slightly, both giving the sense of a loving embrace and using his strength to lift Shorty ever so slightly off the ground and clear of the entrance.

— Anand Giridharadas, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of shook

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Even so, the show ducked and dived the long arm of the network fuddy-duddies beautifully, skirting the edge of censorship with a knowing wink, clever pun, and out-of-this-world comedic timing.

— Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 22 Sep. 2026
But then, Jackson ducked low beneath two heavyweight defenders.

— Candace Buckner, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of ducked

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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian hedged his answers on the Iranian regime’s connection with the Houthis and Hezbollah in a Thursday night interview, denying any formal relationship with either Middle East terrorist group.

— Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 25 Sep. 2026
That makes this corner of the auto industry relatively well-hedged compared to traditional automakers.

— Alex Harring, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of hedged

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Northeast faces a wet, windy weekend Forecast models have waffled back and forth for days but have been consistent on putting New England and Long Island, New York, in the bull’s-eye of the storm’s most significant rain and wind this weekend.

— Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of waffled

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Senior quarterback Landon Conroy dodged rushers, revved up his arm and brought the North Stars within 14 points early in the fourth quarter before Batavia held on for a 55-35 victory.

— Mike McGraw, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
On the 32-yard third-quarter touchdown to Jakobi Meyers, Lawrence dodged the rush and Meyers basically camped out along the back line and waited for the throw to reach him.

— Zac Jackson, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026

Definition of dodged

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For the tax years 2022 and 2023, Steve Kim willfully evaded the assessment of income tax in the amount of $155,021, while Ted Kim willfully evaded the assessment of income tax in the amount of $97,354, prosecutors said.

— Julie Sharp, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
Each time Rachelle inquired, Skoloda gently evaded the question.

— Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of evaded

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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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