77 entries under shift topic. ×

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equivocate(verb, stop, clear, decline, issue)
15
hedge(noun, verb, stop, clear, decline)
13
shuffle(noun, verb, move, change, clear)
12
tergiversate(verb, stop, clear, decline, avoid)
11
evade(verb, get, avoid, escape)
8
quibble(verb, avoid, escape, lie)
7
prevaricate(verb, decline, avoid, deceive, hide)
6
fence(verb, decline, avoid, deceive, hide)
6
hem and haw(verb, expression, idiom, move, stop)
5
fudge(verb, decline, avoid, deceive, hide)
4
mince words(verb, expression, idiom, clear)
3
avoid(verb, decline, deceive, hide)
3
blow hot and cold(verb, expression, idiom, move, stop)
2
beat around the bush(verb, expression, idiom, avoid)
2
beg the question(verb, expression, idiom, decline, avoid)
2
bottom out(verb, expression, move, change, remove)
2
change gears(verb, expression, move, change, remove)
2
cloud the issue(expression, idiom, escape, lie)
2
flip-flop(verb, move, change, remove, turn)
2
give run around(expression, idiom, escape, lie)
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