side step
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of side step
First recorded in 1840–50
Example Sentences
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AI has spurred something of a “bring your own power” boom as a way to side step supply-chain and other delays that can come in securing gargantuan electric-service connections.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2025
She does well to side step Elise Stenevik but just runs out of room before she can cut a cross back from the by line.
From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2024
This side step might not work for everything, like video game apps, for which there is often no way to pay for stuff on a website.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 2, 2022
“There are larger concerns about the precedent this sets for other applicants in sending a message that it is acceptable to side step Community Board and public engagement.”
From New York Times ● Apr. 11, 2022
I left, going past her father and out to the side step just as a minivan was pulling into the driveway.
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
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