maneuvered (around)

verb

past tense of maneuver (around)
as in evaded

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for maneuvered (around)
  1. evaded
  2. faked out
  3. sidestepped
  4. dodged
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  • 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
  • Four parents and grandparents face child endangerment charges as officials probe how the family evaded schools, medical records and oversight in a village of fewer than 1,000.
    — Julie Carr Smyth, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Definition of evaded
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  • There was one instance where journeyman Micah Potter faked out Kel’el Ware and drove for a thunderous dunk.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
Definition of faked out
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  • Ocasio-Cortez notably sidestepped Platner’s candidacy in Maine even as other progressives defended him from the controversy surrounding his infidelity and old social media posts.
    — David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 4 July 2026
  • The Booksmart actress sidestepped questions about the PDA pictures in a June 2025 interview with Vanity Fair.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 26 June 2026
Definition of sidestepped
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  • Congress has long dodged any Social Security reforms that would cut benefits, hike taxes, or do both.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 28 June 2026
  • Newsom's counter proposal calls for a federal minimum tax rate on Americans worth more than $100 million, rather than a state level one-time 5% wealth tax that the governor argues could be dodged by billionaires who could leave the state for another.
    — Juhi Doshi, ABC News, 26 June 2026
Definition of dodged
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