weaseled (out of)

past tense of weasel (out of)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for weaseled (out of)
Verb
  • Stevens has largely avoided discussing the organization directly, even as its spending has reshaped the race.
    Joey Cappelletti, Fortune, 19 July 2026
  • The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opened an investigation into Waymo in May after instances during which the self-driving cars collided with objects that a human driver could have easily avoided.
    Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026
Verb
  • DigitalMint said Martino evaded the company’s internal safeguards that attempt to prevent fraud.
    Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • The data released by DCF this week shows that there are many other child deaths that have escaped public view over the last year and a half.
    Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2026
  • The first major wave of these changes just escaped Windows Insider builds and landed on stable Windows 11 machines with July’s Patch Tuesday update.
    Chris Hoffman, PC Magazine, 15 July 2026
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“Weaseled (out of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weaseled%20%28out%20of%29. Accessed 20 Jul. 2026.

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