Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stutter-step
Verb
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Rather than provide food or temporary shelter for such workers in the colder months, municipalities would round them up and remove them, to save money and evade any responsibility to aid them.—
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Time,
16 Sep. 2025 -
In Milwaukee, Kellner said that around 33% of bus riders have evaded paying fares in 2025 but that the agency has identified a few cost-neutral strategies targeted at reducing fare evasion down to 30% by September 2026, the same rate of evasion busses saw in 2024.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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And Trump’s past comments aren’t the only embarrassment being sidestepped.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
16 Sep. 2025
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Financial reports, client data, or confidential business information can be uploaded in ways that sidestep official security and AI policies, often neutralizing safeguards intended to keep information safe.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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To dodge over $8 million in sales taxes, according to New York Attorney General Letitia James.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Until that moment, Cardi B had dodged the relationship rumors.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Stutter-step.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stutter-step. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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