as in to shake
to avoid giving a definite answer or position
the polite guest chose to weasel rather than admit that he didn't like the meal
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Recent Examples of weasel
Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 27 Apr. 2010
Peter Sarsgaard offers a sly, juicy performance as a shady chef who weasels his way into the home of an entitled young heir (Billy Magnussen).
—Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 6 Nov. 2024
Peter Sarsgaard was turning his character into a despicable little weasel through a masterclass of smirks.
—Brian Grubb, Vulture, 23 Aug. 2024
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Verb
Such a mandarin caste would be congenitally incapable of eye contact, minimizing the ability to weasel out bribes.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 27 Apr. 2010
Peter Sarsgaard offers a sly, juicy performance as a shady chef who weasels his way into the home of an entitled young heir (Billy Magnussen).
—Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Noun
Observations on the efficiency of the Japanese weasel, Mustela sibirica itatsi Temminck and Schlegel, as a rat-control agent in the Ryukyus
PLOS ONE.
—Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 6 Nov. 2024
Peter Sarsgaard was turning his character into a despicable little weasel through a masterclass of smirks.
—Brian Grubb, Vulture, 23 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for weasel
Verb
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My desire is stronger for us, even in just this country, to heal, and to talk, and to shake each other’s hands.—
Jonathan Bernstein,
Rolling Stone,
10 Feb. 2025
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Johnson’s father had witnessed Anderson shaking, throwing and roughly handling the baby in the past, causing the child to scream, prosecutors said.—
Rebecca Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Feb. 2025
Noun
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In the last few years, perhaps after an adaptive mutation, bird flu has jumped to a wide number of mammal species, including seals, bears, skunks, foxes, cougars, bobcats, dolphins and even a polar bear.—
Karen Weintraub,
USA TODAY,
7 Feb. 2025
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Spera said the animals included rabbits, chickens, a duck, a skunk, a dove and two cats.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
30 Jan. 2025
Verb
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As a throng of taxis shuttled people through Mayfair ahead of the BAFTAs and London Fashion Week, another stylish and starry crowd was ducking into the Curzon cinema for Miu Miu’s 29th edition of Women’s Tales.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
14 Feb. 2025
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The couples were spotted ducking into the small French restaurant Lilette in the city’s Uptown area, as seen in video obtained by Fox 8 New Orleans.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
8 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Marvin’s snake of a drug lord brother, Knuckles (Daniel Wu), has a score to settle: His outfit’s legal eagle, Rose (Ariana DeBose), has stolen from him, though the money belongs to Russian overlords who make an 11th-hour appearance.—
Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2025
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Many snakes and lizards must have escaped the inferno, inactive and tucked safely below.—
Anton Sorokin,
Smithsonian Magazine,
5 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Restaurants typically aren't able to lock in egg prices in the same way that airlines hedge fuel costs, International Foodservice Manufacturers Association CEO Phil Kafarakis tells Axios.—
Axios,
Axios,
4 Feb. 2025
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The decrease in cost ratio is due to gains from hedging activities.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
31 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Below is a sneak peak at some popular songs that viewers will hear in the new episodes releasing Thursday.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
14 Jan. 2025
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The Application Process Can Be Very Telling The way a company handles its job application process can offer a sneak peak into its overall organizational culture and employee experience.—
Jack Kelly,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Less than 10 minutes into a British parliamentary hearing on Tuesday, during which a Shein representative equivocated on questions relating to the e-tail Goliath’s supply chain and a potential public float, a visibly frustrated Member of Parliament made his feelings known in no uncertain terms.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
7 Jan. 2025
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And one of the things there is that there's a perception, fair or otherwise, that Democrats have equivocated about political violence from anti-Israel protestors, more recently, the killing of United Health CEO, Brian Thompson.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Jan. 2025
Verb
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For six years, Tomasello, a street boss with the Colombo crime family, had dodged federal agents after an infamous mob war in 1991 and 1992 that left 10 people dead.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
6 Feb. 2025
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But the mayor repeatedly dodged questions about whether his latest effort would include a major tenet from the original draft — a ban on no-knock warrants — that was the animating force behind Young’s demands for reform.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2025
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“Weasel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weasel. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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