Thesaurus results for EQUIVOCATES

equivocates

verb

Definition of equivocates next

present tense third-person singular of equivocate

as in weasels

to avoid giving a definite answer or position the candidate equivocated as long as he could on controversial issues

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Recent Examples of equivocates That’s 937 quarts…which equivocates to almost one ton per day. —

Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 11 Mar. 2026 The question of who stands against this darkness — and who equivocates — will be determined by civilizational identity. —

Calev Myers, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 2026 Grijalva’s swearing-in has sparked a partisan furor on Capitol Hill, as Johnson equivocates on the timeline ahead and Democrats accuse him of delaying the ceremony for political reasons. —

Laura Gersony, AZCentral.com, 10 Oct. 2025 For what seems like the first time, Casper equivocates. —

Gary Greenberg, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2025

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shakes

Verb

Famously there is a leap day every four years—that shakes things up.

— Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 13 Mar. 2026
Warning shot Rick Jackson shakes hands with Georgia Republican Party Accounting Director Karen Hentschel after qualifying to run for governor at the State Capitol on Friday.

— Adam Beam, AJC.com, 10 Mar. 2026