as in weasels
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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Hayden, working the grill behind her husband, laughs and shakes her head with a slight eye roll the way only a loving wife can.—
Matthew Odam,
Austin American Statesman,
2 Apr. 2026 -
In the process, the capsule shakes pretty aggressively.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2026
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Royal Caribbean, which hedges roughly 60% of its fuel costs, was less affected than Norwegian and Carnival.—
Rohan Goswami,
semafor.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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Newsom hedges his bets by portraying the budget as a placeholder that covers little more than spending increases driven by law, inflation and caseload until more revenue data are received.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Tergiversates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tergiversates. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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