sidestep
verb (used without object)
to step to one side.
has sidestepped
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present perfectof sidestep (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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By offering trading in perpetual futures instead of tokenized stocks, Trade.xyz has sidestepped this risk.
From MarketWatch ● May 20, 2026
Although Moscow has sidestepped Western insurers with its shadow fleet, it still buys policies from Chinese or Russian domestic insurers—and such attacks are making them costlier.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 3, 2025
In Antigua, the government has sidestepped the debate by pledging to leave the matter in the hands of the courts.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2024
The slightly buffoonish libertine and eldest son of billionaire magnate Logan Roy, Connor has sidestepped the battle for power that animates his three younger half-siblings.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2023
For much of the year, he has sidestepped questions about his national ambitions, insisting that he was focused on Florida’s legislative session.
From Washington Times ● May 5, 2023
