weaseling

present participle of weasel

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for weaseling
Verb
  • Venus in Aquarius, in the meantime, is shaking things up in your third house of communication, sparking some strange conversations with siblings, close friends or perhaps over social media.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
  • According to a criminal complaint, Mangione began shaking after the question and he was taken into custody for questioning.
    Liam Quinn, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Svetlana Dali, 57, was flown back to New York City, and could appear before a Brooklyn federal court judge on Thursday, after dodging a Transportation Security Administration checkpoint — and slipping through another Delta checkpoint at the airline’s boarding gate last week.
    John Annese, New York Daily News, 5 Dec. 2024
  • As our protagonist makes his flight from bondage along the Mississippi River, dodging slavers, sailing alongside an unrecognizable Huck, indignities continue to accumulate, hardening James, until violent delights culminate in delightfully violent ends.
    The Atlantic, The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • But the man who killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a busy hotel keeps evading capture.
    Holly Yan, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
  • As pirate video vendors went from evading police to paying taxes, the paquete flourished.
    Laura-Zoë Humphreys and Daymar Valdés Frigola / Made by History, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Weaseling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weaseling. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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