as in waffling
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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Target was held accountable for waffling on their commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.—
Julie Kratz,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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In doing movements that don’t feel like a workout in the traditional sense but still leave you shaking and sore the next day.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
14 Oct. 2025
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The child who was allegedly attacked on the bus could then be seen in the footage shaking her head multiple times before the video ended.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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And while analysts expect Nvidia — the undisputed leader in AI chips — to remain OpenAI’s core infrastructure partner, the ChatGPT maker is now also hedging its bets with its AMD deal.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
7 Oct. 2025
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Just last Friday alone, three of them spoke out, hedging hard on what’s to come.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
7 Oct. 2025
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While Abigail Spanberger stood with her running mate Jay Jones and his murderous fantasies, and evaded every direct question including equivocating over men being in locker rooms with girls.—
Mabinty Quarshie,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Oct. 2025
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And as politicians, these Supreme Court Justices are especially bristling, equivocating, and entitled, which doesn’t make for trustworthy narration.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
5 Aug. 2025
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While on The Tonight Show, Swift appeared shy when discussing the song’s lyrics, ducking her head down as the house band the Roots began playing a sensual tune.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Oct. 2025
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Jasper and Michelle looked for Josie, screaming her name, ducking behind cars to avoid gunfire.—
Georgea Kovanis,
Freep.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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After Texas produced little in the run game at Florida, Wisner proved elusive, dodging and breaking tackles to produce chunk plays and keep Texas moving down the field.—
Sam Khan Jr,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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Swift has also been dodging questions about the date of their future nuptials in recent interviews coinciding with the release of her new album, The Life of a Showgirl.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
6 Oct. 2025
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Kennedy accused Monarez of fudging the reason she was dismissed.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
17 Sep. 2025
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This can be done daily, making the sensors timely and not subject to fudging or underreporting.—
Vipin Bharathan,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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The report concluded that mirror cells could become a reality in the next 10 to 30 years and detailed the potentially devasting consequences if mirror bacteria were released into an environment and spread, evading natural biological controls and acting as dangerous pathogens.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
17 Oct. 2025
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The film follows a Cuban socialite, an English schoolteacher, and an Irish Catholic priest in Miami who spearhead a daring operation to help more than 14,000 children escape communist indoctrination and begin new lives in America — evading Castro’s secret police at every turn.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Weaseling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weaseling. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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