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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The confirmation that Batula and Wilson were dating shook the Bravoverse to its core, as that relationship broke some other long-standing friendships.

— Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 8 July 2026
The sound of fighter jets on military flyovers shook the nation’s capital.

— Steven Sloan, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026

Definition of shook

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Collin Morikawa birdied 18 to catch Scheffler and ducked into the clubhouse at 20 under as the rains descended upon the TPC River Highlands.

— Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2026
Soon enough, patrons figured out there was a movie star in their midst and began clamoring to meet him, so Damon ducked behind the bar to hide.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 29 June 2026

Definition of ducked

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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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Congress has long dodged any Social Security reforms that would cut benefits, hike taxes, or do both.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 28 June 2026
Newsom's counter proposal calls for a federal minimum tax rate on Americans worth more than $100 million, rather than a state level one-time 5% wealth tax that the governor argues could be dodged by billionaires who could leave the state for another.

— Juhi Doshi, ABC News, 26 June 2026

Definition of dodged

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American pressing — the type that previously won the ball against the likes of Paraguay and Bosnia — was easily evaded.

— Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 8 July 2026
Four parents and grandparents face child endangerment charges as officials probe how the family evaded schools, medical records and oversight in a village of fewer than 1,000.

— Julie Carr Smyth, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 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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