7
dissemble(verb, promote, favor, create, fake)
7
fib(verb, promote, fake, plant, tell)
7
shilly-shally(verb, avoid, dodge, hesitate, evade)
7
sidestep(verb, move, cut, ignore, slip)
6
beat around the bush(verb, expression, idiom, stop, issue)
6
parry(verb, move, cut, decline, slip)
6
skirt(verb, move, cut, ignore, slip)
6
waver(verb, pause, hesitate, stumble, falter)
5
deceive(verb, move, cut, decline, promote)
5
escape(verb, move, cut, ignore, issue)
5
falsify(verb, cover, promote, fake, plant)
5
misrepresent(verb, cover, promote, favor, create)
5
split hairs(verb, expression, idiom, shift, reasoning)
5
stall(verb, fix, delay, avoid, dodge)
4
beg the question(verb, expression, idiom, issue, avoid)
4
dither(verb, pause, hesitate, ponder, stumble)
4
double-talk(verb, cover, issue, hide, conceal)
4
eschew(verb, issue, avoid, hide, escape)
4
fluctuate(verb, stop, pause, balance, hesitate)
4
invent(verb, promote, favor, create, fake)
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