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sidestep

[ sahyd-step ]

verb (used without object)

sidestepped, sidestepping.
  1. to step to one side.
  2. to evade or avoid a decision, problem, or the like.


verb (used with object)

sidestepped, sidestepping.
  1. to avoid or dodge by stepping aside.
  2. to evade or avoid (a decision, problem, or the like).

sidestep

/ ˈɪˌɛ /

verb

  1. to step aside from or out of the way of (something)
  2. tr to dodge or circumvent
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a movement to one side, as in dancing, boxing, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈˌٱ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • sٱp noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sidestep1

An Americanism dating back to 1900–05
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They operated in dozens of countries, made money everywhere, and could shift production around the globe to sidestep rules they didn’t like.

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Judge Boasberg also has the power to appoint a special prosecutor to pursue criminal contempt charges and to sidestep Bondi, a Trump loyalist who was appointed by the president.

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Realism doesn’t negate that truth, and the fact that Garland and Mendoza have sidestepped any firm commentary on the film’s messaging allows viewers to project their own feelings onto it.

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But over the weekend, Senate Republicans sidestepped the parliamentarian to jam through their budget blueprint, the first procedural step in passing the tax plan.

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As Lamar grins through the bright lights of his victory lap, Drake's chosen to sidestep the beef - bar one embittered freestyle denouncing fake friends - and instead focused on repositioning himself.

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