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Recent Examples of runaround
That’s when Rambo started to give them the runaround, Patel said.
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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
People appreciate truth and not being given the runaround, even in the most difficult of times.
—Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 8 Nov. 2023
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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
People appreciate truth and not being given the runaround, even in the most difficult of times.
—Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 8 Nov. 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
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Making her a helpful ex-Widow is the ultimate cop-out, replacing complex real-world connections with generic globo-spy fantasy.—
Darren Franich,
Vulture,
14 Feb. 2025
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To some sequins and tones like black and gold could be viewed as easy cop-outs.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
9 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Yet its evasion of the substance of contemporary American polarization—an increasingly common approach in a Hollywood desperate for hits that will play in red states, blue states, and internationally—undermines that verisimilitude.—
Judy Berman,
TIME,
20 Feb. 2025
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Savannah Chrisley is turning to President Donald Trump for help as her parents, Todd and Julie Chrisley, remain incarcerated after being convicted of federal bank fraud and tax evasion.—
Ashley Hume,
Fox News,
20 Feb. 2025
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More news: Former Yankees, Cubs All-Star Free Agent Acknowledges His Career Could Be Over With one out and two men on, Cortes was called upon to face the top of the Los Angeles Dodgers' order.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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One day later, instead of going to closer Wade Davis, manager Joe Maddon inserted Lackey into a 1-1 tie in the ninth inning of Game 2 with the winning run on second and two outs.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Runaround.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/runaround. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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