runaround

noun

Definition of runaroundnext
as in skirting

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Recent Examples of runaround As a runaround, local leaders in Boise and Salt Lake City adopted new official city flags to run up the pole. — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 8 Jan. 2026 The mullahs would similarly pursue runarounds to undermine any peaceful promises made. — Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 3 Mar. 2026 Drivers who request an appeal are either automatically denied or given the runaround without being offered an actual appeals process, Liss-Riordan said. — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2026 Fourthly, performance standards ensuring more transparency and accountability must be set for the TTC office, eliminating endless phone wait times, confusing notices, incorrect tax bills, delayed refunds and bureaucratic runaround. — Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for runaround
Recent Examples of Synonyms for runaround
  1. skirting
  2. bypassing
  3. circumvention
  4. sidestepping
  5. cop-out
  6. evasion
  7. dodging
  8. out
Noun
  • Yet by skirting and at times ignoring those rules, ride-sharing companies were able to acquire a critical mass of users in a short period of time.
    — Benjamin Mazer, The Atlantic, 17 June 2026
  • The Dominator 3, at its base a Ford F-350, features an armored shell and skirting designed to keep winds from lifting the vehicle; strong windows, equipment for tracking weather data and a hydraulic spike system used to anchor the vehicle to the ground.
    — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2025
Definition of skirting
Noun
  • After weeks of testing, Fable 5 is no longer vulnerable to a bypassing method discovered by Amazon researchers that identified several software vulnerabilities and triggered the export curbs.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 1 July 2026
  • Assistive listening studies report that bypassing room acoustics and delivering audio directly can improve signal‑to‑noise ratios by 15–20 dB, making announcements comprehensible and lectures clearer [8].
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 26 Feb. 2026
Definition of bypassing
Noun
  • Yet most will only remember that Leonard’s tenure in the City of Angels netted zero Larry O’Brien trophies and instead plenty of load management and one ongoing salary cap circumvention investigation.
    — Joaquin Ruiz, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
  • However, the fun police in the NBA’s legal department would (correctly) view this is as blatant cap circumvention, and would not treat this as a laughing matter.
    — John Hollinger, New York Times, 29 June 2026
Definition of circumvention
Noun
  • Critics called the change an unjustified, undemocratic sidestepping of the state constitution and the will of voters.
    — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • One was the very clear sidestepping of Palestinian sovereignty, and the second was the issue of Iran.
    — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2026
Definition of sidestepping
Noun
  • But the union is not wrong to call this a cop-out, either.
    — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026
  • But merely saying that is a cop-out.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 6 Feb. 2026
Definition of cop-out
Noun
  • In the early days of the republic, there were many radicals and reformers who shared my suspicion that patriotism was an evasion, substituting songs and speeches about liberty for the reality.
    — Dominic Erdozain, Time, 3 July 2026
  • The electoral authority based the candidate bans on a law against corrupt practices that in previous years saw some parliamentary seats bought with money linked to drug trafficking, corruption and tax evasion.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026
Definition of evasion
Noun
  • Not everyone wants to spend the Fourth dodging booms.
    — Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 26 June 2026
  • Ditching grass and dodging HOAs, some homeowners are opting for native lawns.
    — Joe Mutascio, IndyStar, 8 June 2026
Definition of dodging
Noun
  • Dodger fans make noise in West Sacramento Dodgers fans, for the third straight game, packed the stands of Sutter Health Park and most stayed until the final out, even with their team trailing by six runs in the top of the ninth inning.
    — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026
  • However, the bill was so contentious that in order to squeak it through, legislators stuffed it full of carve-outs and exemptions, allowing cities to delay implementation by passing their own plans to add density.
    — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
Definition of out

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“Runaround.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/runaround. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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