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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

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

When asked how he would restore the world’s confidence in the United States if he were to become president, Newsom sidestepped.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026

“Apart from education, no other industry has sidestepped the forces of digital disruption like healthcare,” writes Robert Wachter in “A Giant Leap: How AI Is Transforming Healthcare and What That Means for Our Future.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 8, 2026

Otto sidestepped from her line of sight so she couldn’t analyze his face anymore.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles