as in skirting
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Recent Examples of runaround
Exorbitant legal fees and bureaucratic runarounds require property owners to follow a list of tedious rules to reclaim their property.
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Washington Examiner Staff, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 July 2024
That’s when Rambo started to give them the runaround, Patel said.
—Emily Brindley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 July 2024
In today’s crossword, Trent H. Evans gives us the runaround, using a distinctive theme style.
—Sam Corbin, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2024
And increasingly what's happened, of course, with a divided Congress and a divided Washington is presidents of all strikes, not just Democrats, have wanted to try to do runarounds around Congress a little bit.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 11 July 2023
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Washington Examiner Staff, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 July 2024
That’s when Rambo started to give them the runaround, Patel said.
—Emily Brindley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 July 2024
In today’s crossword, Trent H. Evans gives us the runaround, using a distinctive theme style.
—Sam Corbin, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2024
And increasingly what's happened, of course, with a divided Congress and a divided Washington is presidents of all strikes, not just Democrats, have wanted to try to do runarounds around Congress a little bit.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 11 July 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for runaround
Noun
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Hinson said the skirting of tariffs undermined an Illinois auto company’s business, forcing it to lay off a quarter of its workforce.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Sep. 2019
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There was no deception here, no skirting of any regulations.—
Abby Gardner,
Glamour,
3 Sep. 2024
Noun
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Of course, there will always be times when a company catches you by surprise and lists your name along with other underperforming employees in a cop-out to cover their atrocious layoffs.—
Rachel Wells,
Forbes.com,
5 May 2025
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That may sound like a cop-out, but the word has a deeper resonance on a show about women over 50.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
16 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The same language figures in each, the same threats, means of evasion, forms of institutional hostility.—
Tim Brinkhof,
JSTOR Daily,
21 May 2025
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Especially not someone like Rose, whose transgressions went far beyond the playing field and included everything from a tax evasion conviction to an extramarital affair with a teenager.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
18 May 2025
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Seeman, who has pitched all 28 innings in Winter Springs’ past four postseason victories, doused the fire with three consecutive outs.—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 May 2025
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That will have a major bearing on ins, outs and the identities of those who may arrive and go.—
David Ornstein,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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“Runaround.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/runaround. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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