sidestep

IPA: sˈaɪdstɛp

noun

  • A step to the side.
  • A physical motion or metaphorical act to avoid or dodge something.

verb

  • (intransitive) To step to the side.
  • (transitive, figurative) To avoid or dodge.
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Examples of "sidestep" in Sentences

  • NYTimes. com: FTC's journalism study could 'sidestep' making recommendations
  • What if I can say -- I think Barbara and Cynthia continue to kind of sidestep this point about the legal advice that someone gets.
  • Somebody would make a to-do out of that, and I think that would be unfortunate and it would kind of sidestep what the real issues are.
  • "I don't think conservatives and their anti-choice activist allies should be given a pass and permitted to "sidestep" this debate," she writes.
  • He tried to kind of sidestep it and put Tom Ridge in the White House as an adviser, not Cabinet appointed, not Senate confirmed, no testimony, and no budget.
  • And then really the last option, which some Republicans call the nuclear option, Heidi, would be to kind of sidestep Senate rules and instead of going for those 60 votes, to instead go for a simple majority of 51.
  • The one who piqued my interest the most was Stefan Polich, the president of Minerva company: there is a short chapter around the middle of the book that that showcases KENYON's brilliant grasp of human character (but this is sadly the only example of it in this book) and I'd ironically - since this is a sidestep from the main storyline - call it the highlight of BoTS.

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