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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Nothing kills momentum faster than waffling on a big decision.—
Rolling Stone Culture Council,
Rolling Stone,
23 Feb. 2026 -
Patricia Serio is waffling between Saint Xavier and Judson University to finish her degree.—
Olivia Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026
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Twenty minutes later, Balogun scored again, after shaking off a tackle and sending the ball just inside the goalpost.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
13 June 2026
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In the post-game interview, asked how the victory felt to share with his father, Brunson paused shaking his head, too overwhelmed to speak.—
Tom Tapp,
Deadline,
13 June 2026
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Unfortunately, for the Michigan Wolverines, signing day meant two four-star recruits hedging on their commitment and refusing to sign just yet.—
Anne Erickson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Dec. 2025
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Some founders are hedging shareholder returns via BTC, addressing investor concerns about USD devaluation by diversifying on-hand cash.—
Solo Ceesay,
Rolling Stone,
2 Dec. 2025
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This was after much pressing and equivocating, number one.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Soon, the Trackhouse Racing driver went back to politely equivocating, to quietly fending off projections.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Feb. 2026
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Glass exploded across the dining room as the pair scrambled from their booth, ducking for cover while stunned employees froze in place.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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See below in another example, drawing defenders in with the initial short pass, before ducking onto his opposite foot and sliding the ball through for Nico Gonzalez to attack.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
14 Aug. 2025
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Over decades, the dangers of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, so called forever chemicals, come to light despite the manufacturers’ attempts to keep dodging responsibility.—
Brianne Kane,
Scientific American,
4 Dec. 2025
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Since his debut in 1980, the iconic yellow has been gobbling PAC-Dots and colorful fruits while dodging his ghostly foes Blinky, Pinky, Inky and Clyde.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
27 Nov. 2025
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Fragments of story are fed to us, but there’s no forward thrust, just a lot of pussyfooting around.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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For some of these inquiries, the read-in-between-the-lines accusation was that Neon is fudging the numbers.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Apr. 2026
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No more tiny little pencils – or fudging those tallies.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Weaseling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weaseling. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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