Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stutter-step
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DeAngelo evaded prosecution for years while committing a string of murders and rapes across the Golden State between 1974 and 1986, including two murders and nine kidnappings in Sacramento County alone.—
Lia Russell,
Sacramento Bee,
22 Mar. 2025 -
No criticism about images today can evade the question of improbable scale.—
Emmanuel Iduma,
ARTnews.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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Nine Senate Democrats—and Independent Angus King of Maine who caucuses with them—joined all but one Senate Republican on Friday to sidestep a government shutdown.—
Philip Elliott,
TIME,
14 Mar. 2025
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The administration’s goal to completely eliminate the department cannot take place without Congress’s approval, where a 60-vote backing would be required to sidestep the filibuster.—
Filip Timotija,
The Hill,
12 Mar. 2025
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Then, on Wednesday, a day before Maryland took the court for its first Sweet 16 game in a decade, Willard dodged questions about his future with the Terps, a stark contrast to his comments a week earlier.—
Taylor Lyons,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Mar. 2025
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In the case of imaginary casks, issuing a ‘certificate of ownership’ dodges the key rule that underpins the sale and management of a Scotch whisky cask: that the purchaser should be able to have direct contact with the warehouse that is storing it.—
Felipe Schrieberg,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Stutter-step.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stutter-step. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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