equivocate

Each time, the Fed chose the same posture: assess; equivocate, delay.

From MarketWatch ● May 13, 2026

He didn’t equivocate and he did not lie to me to make himself look better.

From Salon ● May 18, 2024

"If he moves toward FX unification that is also a positive. He cannot equivocate."

From Reuters ● Nov. 20, 2023

Ms. Chen was not one to equivocate when pursuing her goals, from academic pursuits to extreme rock climbing.

From New York Times ● May 14, 2021

She refused to equivocate on the issue of school desegregation, and in the Hispanic community she became an important, heroic voice.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger

The Book of Esther was so welcome this year because it never equivocates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026

Instead the agency equivocates, emphasizing comfort and stating people should “wear the most protective mask you can that fits well and that you will wear consistently.”

From Scientific American ● Jun. 15, 2022

“I need to hide my argument,” equivocates Koestenbaum, “or hide from myself its very existence, because random details restore my birthright optimism.”

From Washington Post ● May 11, 2020

But whether out of distraction or fear, Timberlake equivocates too much for Man of the Woods to convey any captivating sense of change.

From Slate ● Feb. 5, 2018

“Horatio, you speak like a philosopher who equivocates truth and falsehood,” I said impatiently.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

But he has equivocated over how to get there, sometimes leaning into the threat of force, other times pushing the diplomacy.

From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2025

Per the indictment, when Employee No. 4 equivocated, Nauta repeated the statement insistently and asked, without apparently subtlety, “What are we going to do?”

From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2023

Others seem to have equivocated as they waited to see whether Mr. Trump would again weather the controversy.

From New York Times ● Nov. 28, 2022

“If settled means that it can’t be re-examined, then that’s one thing,” Alito equivocated.

From Washington Post ● May 3, 2022

"I knew she equivocated: she shall not remain in my house another hour."

From Amy Herbert by Elizabeth Sewell

Third, political leaders must stop equivocating when antisemitism appears in activist movements, universities or cultural institutions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 14, 2025

This was evident throughout Tuesday, with Blanche sparring incessantly with Cohen about his constant media appearances and his seemingly equivocating answers about those appearances.

From Slate ● May 16, 2024

About 40% of lawmakers — nearly equally divided between Democrats and Republicans — surveyed said they didn’t intend to assert a special privilege to withhold their emails and other records, without equivocating.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 1, 2024

Because Kim has spent multiple seasons, and possibly years of her life before “Better Call Saul” started, equivocating and rationalizing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2022

"Not a soul," replied Edwards, equivocating perhaps, but nevertheless speaking the truth.

From The Treasure of the Tigris A Tale of Mesopotamia by A. F. Mockler Ferryman