as in to weasel
to avoid giving a definite answer or position
shamelessly tergiversating, the witness replied, "Well, it depends upon what your definition of 'truth' is"
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Microsoft now feels that OpenAI is trying to weasel its way around this clause, with both companies’ lawyers fighting for weeks over the latter’s agreement with Amazon, sources told the FT.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
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The pair cling to each other over the coming weeks despite R.C’s increasing mistrust of Peter and Jerry’s determination to weasel his way back into Agnes’ life.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
9 Jan. 2026
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Brooks, for his part, equivocated … A bout of frantic rebranding ensued.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Apr. 2026
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Brooks, for his part, equivocated.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Tergiversate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tergiversate. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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