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Definitions

run rings around

VERB
foil
Synonyms
STRONGEST
counter curb elude frustrate hinder nullify prevent thwart
STRONG
baffle balk beat bilk bollix buffalo check checkmate crab cramp crimp dash defeat disappoint disconcert ditch dodge duck faze juke outwit rattle restrain shake skip stop stymie
WEAK
foul up get around give the runaround give the slip hang up run circles around shake off shuffle off throw monkey wrench in upset the apple cart
Antonyms
STRONGEST
aid allow assist encourage facilitate forward help
STRONG
abet calm face inspirit liberate lose meet placate release soothe surrender

Example Sentences

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"I kept having DOJ run rings around me. Right now, as we speak, we have our team of attorneys going through that document in great detail."

From Fox News • Dec. 9, 2019

The women’s team has run rings around the men’s team.

From Washington Times • Jul. 10, 2019

In these improvisational shows in Brooklyn, the members of Freestyle Repertory Theater divide into two teams and try to run rings around each other — or, in this case, rhymes.

From New York Times • Apr. 11, 2019

He is, however, no match for folks who have run rings around his ramshackle campaign in Colorado Springs and Casper, Wyo.

From Washington Post • Apr. 20, 2016

For sheer cleverness she could run rings around them all.

From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.