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runaround

Noun

Meaning

An evasive explanation in the form of multiple excuses.
I called them to find out what had happened to my parcel, but all I got was a runaround.

A detour or route that bypasses an obstacle.

(printing) A section of type that is narrower than that of the column it is part of; typically next to an illustration.

A whitlow running around the fingernail but not affecting the bone.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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All we’re getting are just runaround answers,” Chang said. Source: Internet

When the 38-year-old Federer pushed a runaround forehand long to get broken and trail 2-1 in the final set, Millman, who’s 30, plopped himself down on his sideline seat and munched on a banana. Source: Internet

Fly-half, Jaco Truter (fly-half) gave Middelburg the runaround with his fast side-stepping, and outside centre, Max Mkhezi also put on a great display of offence and defence. Source: Internet

But it’d be hard to complain if either did, and both will be better for this latest runaround. Source: Internet

I definitely gave my parents the runaround. Source: Internet

The records they hold were bought and paid for by you and I. And we should not be given the runaround by lawmakers who, it would appear, may have something to hide. Source: Internet

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