stutter-step

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stutter-step
Verb
  • Van Lith has competed in four conference title games over the span of her career, but this was the first time the title didn’t evade her.
    Allison Smith, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
  • Perez was arrested and transported to Troop G where he was charged with evading responsibility, reckless driving, operating a motor vehicle without a license and reckless use of highway by a pedestrian.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 6 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Avi Melamed, a Middle East analyst, told Newsweek that the plan—which proposes an interim, Palestinian-run administrative authority in Gaza; includes the training of Palestinian security forces; and calls for the involvement of international peacekeeping—sidesteps the issue of Hamas' disarmament.
    William Lambers, Newsweek, 8 Mar. 2025
  • But the Russian air force could sidestep the jamming by reprogramming their radars to operate at slightly different frequencies.
    David Axe, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Markets hate uncertainty, and hopes of dodging a shutdown provided a boost for stocks at the end of a turbulent week.
    John Towfighi, CNN, 14 Mar. 2025
  • With this approach, individuals might dodge the brutal advanced stages entirely, and the world can move one step closer to kicking AD to the curb—or at least keeping it in check.
    Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Stutter-step.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stutter-step. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.

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