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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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By offering trading in perpetual futures instead of tokenized stocks, Trade.xyz has sidestepped this risk.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 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

In the short term, Dai-ichi Life's Kumano warned that structural reforms are being sidestepped.

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

The message from Russia to law enforcement entities in both countries sidestepped the more formal red notice and red diffusion process, and asked for "any useful information" about Aramyan as well as his whereabouts.

From BBC • Jan. 25, 2026

Evading his father’s tackle, he sidestepped Patrick’s block as well and, glancing back at his pursuers, slammed right into Henry’s abdomen.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt