stutter-steps

verb

present tense third-person singular of stutter-step
as in pump-fakes

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  1. evades
  2. sidesteps
Verb
  • This skin-crawling faux-documentary concerns a prolific New York serial killer who evades capture despite recording his brazen crimes.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026
  • However, Noussair Mazraoui evades Casemiro’s challenge far too easily before Bilal El Khannouss releases Achraf Hakimi on the far side.
    — Mark Carey, New York Times, 6 July 2026
Definition of evades
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  • By working through employers, Addition Wealth sidesteps the brutal customer acquisition costs that have undermined most direct-to-consumer fintech plays and gains access to the data that makes guidance genuinely personal.
    — Geri Stengel, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Colom mostly sidesteps Mississippi history or electoral math unless asked.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of sidesteps
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“Stutter-steps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stutter-steps. Accessed 13 Aug. 2026.

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