sidestep
verb (used without object)
to step to one side.
sidestepped
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past participleof sidestep.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof sidestep.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
sidestepverb (used without object)to step to one side.
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
Cardrooms had since sidestepped the ban by giving players the option to take turns dealing the game and relying on third-party businesses to employ people who act as bankers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2026
The Kremlin has sidestepped questions about the documentary in the wake of the Oscar win.
From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026
“Apart from education, no other industry has sidestepped the forces of digital disruption like healthcare,” writes Robert Wachter in “A Giant Leap: How AI Is Transforming Healthcare and What That Means for Our Future.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 8, 2026
Together the four of them sidestepped their way down the aisle.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
