as in waffling
to avoid giving a definite answer or position
the polite guest chose to weasel rather than admit that he didn't like the meal
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Patricia Serio is waffling between Saint Xavier and Judson University to finish her degree.—
Olivia Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026 -
Marie helps clinch this fight against Godolkin, only after momentarily waffling on the ethics of how to use her powers.—
Abbey White,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Oct. 2025
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Figure skater Amber Glenn skated off the ice, shaking her head after an early landing bobble during today's competition.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
8 Feb. 2026
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Both physical strength and constant mental attention are required for this sport in order to control heart rate and shaking in the muscles.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
8 Feb. 2026
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Indeed, any jitters in China are only playing into wider questions about whether investors should be hedging themselves against headwinds to the dollar.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
9 Feb. 2026
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Investors are hedging their bets and consolidating capital to a few strong companies.—
Noelle Harff,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Jan. 2026
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While Abigail Spanberger stood with her running mate Jay Jones and his murderous fantasies, and evaded every direct question including equivocating over men being in locker rooms with girls.—
Mabinty Quarshie,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Oct. 2025
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And as politicians, these Supreme Court Justices are especially bristling, equivocating, and entitled, which doesn’t make for trustworthy narration.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
5 Aug. 2025
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But after ducking the tax — the first step toward eventually resetting their heavy repeater penalties — the Celtics surely won’t want to jump right back into it.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
6 Feb. 2026
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Conference-goers are often ducking in and out of the big ballrooms day and night and the lobby is nearly always abuzz with travelers coming and going.—
Lizbeth Scordo,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Jan. 2026
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After dodging Guantánamo, Stewart was instructed to report to an ICE detention center in Texas.—
Amy Maxmen,
Miami Herald,
11 Feb. 2026
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Robertson, a designer by trade, launched the site last year after dodging a robot on a summer walk near Belden Avenue and Halsted Street in Lincoln Park with his wife and their two small children.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, Charlotte’s husband is debriefing with Shaw, while obviously fudging the details of Pauly’s death.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
24 Nov. 2025
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Kennedy accused Monarez of fudging the reason she was dismissed.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
17 Sep. 2025
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He was also charged with evading arrest the same day.—
Katey Psencik,
Austin American Statesman,
11 Feb. 2026
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The teen was arrested on suspicion of crimes including assaulting a person with a semi-automatic firearm, brandishing a firearm, negligently discharging a firearm, evading a peace officer and driving under the influence of alcohol, the sheriff’s office said.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Weaseling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weaseling. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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