equivocate
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fudge, hedge, pussyfoot, tergiversate, waffle, weasel
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The power of money to influence legislation and the thoughtlessness of the Supreme Court to equivocate money as free speech and to state that corporations have constitutional rights are mind-numbing. — Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, "Letter: 28th Amendment would address money in politics," 21 June 2019 The Warriors had their invitation for a visit with Trump rescinded after publicly equivocating about attending. — Noah Bierman, latimes.com, "Spurned Trump turns the annual Super Bowl celebration into a culture war skirmish," 5 June 2018 This is, after all, the same guy who equivocated over the murder of a protestor by a white nationalist and still can claim the support of about four in 10 voters. — Chris Stirewalt, Fox News, "Putin or the Democrats? For some today it's not so easy," 19 July 2018 Chinese officials equivocated over the mass detentions before a United Nations panel in August, saying minor criminals in Xinjiang had been sent to vocational schools to learn how to reintegrate into society. — Josh Chin, WSJ, "China, Ending Denials, Defends Muslim Detentions as Vital for Stability," 16 Oct. 2018 As multiple tech companies turned their backs on Jones and his hate speech toward immigrants and minorities, Twitter was the main platform left still equivocating. — Shannon Liao, The Verge, "Twitter permanently suspends Infowars and Alex Jones," 6 Sep. 2018 No one equivocated or added that the price depended on the country or region or where the wine was made, or the type of grapes, the winemaker or the vintage. — Lettie Teague, WSJ, "The Surprising Truth About the Price of Rosé," 24 May 2018 Asked if the building, which has anchored the southeast corner of West Highland Avenue and North 9th Street for more than a century, is a total loss, church and fire officials equivocated Wednesday. — Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Heating tools on scaffolding may have ignited roof of historic Milwaukee church," 16 May 2018 In reality, African-Americans always vote in line with their interests, and a president who has equivocated on white supremacist violence naturally repels them. — The Economist, "Laughing with Diamond and Silk," 10 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'equivocate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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