as in avoiding
to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery
you won't be able to weasel out of your share of the work by feigning illness
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for weaseling (out of)
Verb
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The focus ring turns comfortably, with enough resistance to allow for precise focus, avoiding the sloppy action of too-loose focus systems.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
23 Sep. 2025 -
The lesson for global leaders is not to adopt its 37 words wholesale, but to adapt its principles—access, accountability, and equality—to local contexts, while avoiding its blind spots.—
Danette Leighton,
Time,
23 Sep. 2025
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After evading capture at first, the bird was caught in June 2023.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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Garcia-Hernandez allegedly has convictions for giving fictitious information, evading arrest, driving while intoxicated and fleeing police.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
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Produced by Pallas Film and View Master Films, the movie follows a hen who, after escaping from a chicken farm, finds refuge in the courtyard of a crumbling restaurant.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Sep. 2025
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After escaping the vehicle, the driver died at the scene, according to the release.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
21 Sep. 2025
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“Weaseling (out of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weaseling%20%28out%20of%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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