weasel (out of)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for weasel (out of)
Verb
  • Snow cowered in the back, avoiding eye contact when Kiersten tried reaching her hand out.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
  • While most infections occur during recreational freshwater activities, people trying to clean their sinuses are advised to use distilled, sterilized or boiled — and then cooled — water to avoid infection or illness.
    David Matthews, New York Daily News, 6 June 2025
Verb
  • The last few months have borne witness to AI systems learning to mislead, cheat, and try to evade shutdown—even resorting to blackmail.
    Harry Booth, Time, 3 June 2025
  • Massey has evaded hundreds of authorities in a multistate manhunt.
    Holly Yan, CNN Money, 3 June 2025
Verb
  • The main thing to avoid is a wide-mouthed glass, which lets aromas escape too quickly.
    Emily Price, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
  • On Monday, Tomaszewski learned one of his neighbors found a white Nike shoe in between the home where the shooting occurred and the yard people escaped through.
    Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 3 June 2025
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“Weasel (out of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weasel%20%28out%20of%29. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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