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sidestepped

VERB

dodge

Synonyms

STRONGEST

avoid bypass duck evade fudge skirt

STRONG

ditch elude escape juke pussyfoot shake shirk weasel

WEAK

dance around get around get out of give the slip go around put the move on shake off skip out on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

face meet take on

Example Sentences

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Shinjiro Koizumi sidestepped the dialogue participant's question while taking aim at China.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

But Warsh during the hearing sidestepped the sharpest questions about independence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Longboard’s clients have also sidestepped the recent software slump — Wilcox says they’ve been underweight the sector since 2022.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 4, 2026

Even Apple, which has largely sidestepped the AI spending debate, can’t escape entirely as its impressive iPhone revenue was offset by worries about surging memory prices.

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

Carefully she sidestepped the boys who played basketball, the girls who roller-skated, the groups who seemed to laugh or whisper whenever she passed.

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord