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sidestep
23 February 2026 @ 5:00 am
Definition: (verb) Avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues).
Synonyms: evade, hedge, skirt, parry, fudge, circumvent, dodge, elude, duck, put off.
Usage: The candidate tried to sidestep the issue during the debate, but eventually he had to make his position clear.
transversal
22 February 2026 @ 5:00 am
Definition: (adjective) Extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis.
Synonyms: cross, thwartwise.
Usage: The transversal beams of the building's frame were to be made of steel, not wood.
nickel-and-dime
21 February 2026 @ 5:00 am
Definition: (adjective) Of minor importance.
Synonyms: small-time.
Usage: He ran his nickel-and-dime operation out of the back of a pickup truck and dreamed of the day when he would own his own storefront.