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
Rupendra Brahambhatt, ArsTechnica, 20 Aug. 2025
Strategizing more long-term goals for your planting beds and lawns might be better for you than running outside with your garden weasel right now.
—Heather Zidack, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2025
Lance Eliot, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
These weeds—the ones that do the impossible and weasel their way through cracks in the patio, concrete, pavers, and driveway—can be so difficult to remove since most weeding tools don’t fit in between the cracks.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Southern Living, 3 May 2024
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Verb
Surprisingly, some families, like Carnivora (dogs, bears, weasels), were responsible for about a quarter of all these origins, suggesting certain lineages were predisposed to make the leap.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, ArsTechnica, 20 Aug. 2025
Strategizing more long-term goals for your planting beds and lawns might be better for you than running outside with your garden weasel right now.
—Heather Zidack, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2025
Noun
Trying to weasel things by providing additional levels is abhorrent.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
These weeds—the ones that do the impossible and weasel their way through cracks in the patio, concrete, pavers, and driveway—can be so difficult to remove since most weeding tools don’t fit in between the cracks.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Southern Living, 3 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for weasel
Verb
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The earthquake shook at a depth of just 4 miles, with its epicenter roughly 9 miles west of Johannesburg.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
26 Oct. 2025
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Nearly two years later, there’s still evidence at the crime scene that shook this small island country — ash on jutting rocks, melted scraps of plastic and fabric scattered in the verdant shrubbery where wild dogs stalk giant lizards.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
26 Oct. 2025
Noun
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While striped skunk is edible, Coalition Brewing warns against its strong odor, scavenger diet and susceptibility to parasites.—
Stuart Dyos,
Nashville Tennessean,
22 Oct. 2025
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That’s a sure way to invite not only raccoons but other unwanted guests such as mice, opossums, and skunks.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
18 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Take the train from Copenhagen in under three hours and wander Aarhus’s pretty streets strung with Christmas lights, ducking into boutiques and cafés before making your way to one of two Christmas markets.—
Sophie Friedman,
AFAR Media,
27 Oct. 2025
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Qing Yuan opened the tap, gripped the edge of the trough, and ducked his head under the water.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Serpens is the only constellation that appears in two halves in the night sky, with Serpens Caput appearing to the right of the constellation Ophiuchus, with Serpens Cauda — the tail — appearing to the snake bearer's left.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
26 Oct. 2025
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Archaeologists uncovered only four animal motifs—rams, felines, birds, and snakes—suggesting the artistic tradition started on a more modest note.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Oct. 2025
Verb
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But investors who want to hedge their portfolio a bit could look to dividend-paying names for protection, according to Sam Stovall, chief investment strategist at CFRA Research, wrote on Monday.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
27 Oct. 2025
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Populations with these kinds of bet-hedging genes can therefore have a higher chance of surviving in unpredictable environments.—
Shraddha Lall,
The Conversation,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Set in the old rail cars of a former train depot, the energy of Donn's sneaks right out the front door and onto the streets.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
27 Oct. 2025
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The Chiefs could try to get the Raiders to jump offside, run a QB sneak to try to convert for a first down or take a penalty and move the ball backward to set up for a punt.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
19 Oct. 2025
Verb
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While Abigail Spanberger stood with her running mate Jay Jones and his murderous fantasies, and evaded every direct question including equivocating over men being in locker rooms with girls.—
Mabinty Quarshie,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Oct. 2025
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Grijalva’s swearing-in has sparked a partisan furor on Capitol Hill, as Johnson equivocates on the timeline ahead and Democrats accuse him of delaying the ceremony for political reasons.—
Laura Gersony,
AZCentral.com,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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To keep the action always moving at maximum speed, levels often poorly telegraph where the player is supposed to jump or dodge to, leading to cheap deaths even past the first go around.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
20 Oct. 2025
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Stacey, in true Rusch fashion, dodges the question.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Weasel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weasel. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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