as in pretending
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as in weaseling
to avoid giving a definite answer or position
the candidate equivocated as long as he could on controversial issues
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Adjective
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Shifting from New York to Texas Lively and Reynolds (whose blockbuster Deadpool & Wolverine has been dragged directly into this with a January 7 evidence preservation letter sent to Disney and Marvel over the hypocritical Nicepool character) opened up a likely new legal front in Hays County, Texas.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
27 Jan. 2025 -
Senator Markwayne Mullin, Republican of Oklahoma, accused Democrats of being hypocritical for saying Mr. Hegseth was unqualified to lead the Pentagon because he had been intoxicated and cheated on his wife.—
Helene Cooper,
New York Times,
14 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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While offenses have learned to use every second, defenses are also taking advantage of the extra time, primarily through duplicitous presentations and audibles in response to offensive calls.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
5 Feb. 2025
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Much like the play it’s adapted from, Were the World Mine is hazy, romantic, duplicitous and delightful.—
Sadie Collins,
Them,
24 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Symptoms like a fast heart rate, or shortness of breath, shaking and chills, confusion or lethargy.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
24 Dec. 2024
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In the video, a terrified Archie can be seen frozen, staring and shaking.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
23 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Honest criticism is rude, and insincere praise is — well, insincere.—
Judith Martin,
The Mercury News,
4 Feb. 2025
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Don’t force trendy slang that feels insincere for your brand.—
Noa Eshed,
Forbes,
2 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Waldock and Cox both saw that as a clear evasive maneuver by the American Airlines pilot.—
Gary Fields,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2025
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Investigators did not say whether that change in angle meant that pilots were trying to perform an evasive maneuver to avoid the crash.—
Stephen Sorace,
Fox News,
3 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The core advice from everyone is the same: don’t click on unsolicited links from strangers or untrustworthy sources.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
9 Jan. 2025
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In one of his final acts before leaving office, Orange-Osceola State Attorney Andrew Bain put Osceola Sheriff Marcos Lopez on an official list of law enforcement officers deemed untrustworthy.—
Cristóbal Reyes,
Orlando Sentinel,
8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The surge is supplementing an unreliable grid beset by aging infrastructure and a fuel shortage.—
Troy Aidan Sambajon,
The Christian Science Monitor,
15 Feb. 2025
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Read: The real cost of knowledge The mess that this creates, in the form of unreliable research, can to some extent be cleaned up after publication.—
Adam Marcus,
The Atlantic,
13 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The Breaking Bad universe expanded after the original series’ final episode, exploring the origin story of unscrupulous attorney Saul Goodman (Bob Odenkirk) in Better Call Saul.—
Will Harris,
EW.com,
31 Jan. 2025
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The Briarcliff Entertainment and Rich Spirit movie follows Donald Trump (Stan) during his early New York City real estate days as he’s mentored by an unscrupulous attorney Roy Cohn (Strong).—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
30 Jan. 2025
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“Equivocating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equivocating. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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