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- verb Present participle of
equivocate .
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Examples
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It's also known as equivocating cowardice and habitual hedging and weather veining.
Obama Wins Vast Majority Of Pennsylvania Newspaper Endorsements 2009
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In the current climate, equivocating messages of affirmation are overpowered by the religious rhetoric of hatred.
Bishop Gene Robinson: How Religion Is Killing Our Most Vulnerable Youth Bishop Gene Robinson 2010
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He is bringing back the problem of jesuitical thinking, a mode of thought characterized by "dissembling and equivocating in a manner once associated with Jesuits."
Fr. Reese's flawed arguments for Pres. Obama at Notre Dame 2009
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It is difficult to understand why the U.S. is equivocating when it should be expressing clear support for the amazingly brave Libyans whom Gadhafi is slaughtering.
The U.S. Can Help Libyans Defeat Gadhafi Paul Wolfowitz 2011
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The world is full of nuance, but there is no equivocating the answers to those two questions, and unfortunately Ms Roy has demonstratively failed on both counts.
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This is often quite on purpose, as a means of equivocating to provoke a desired response.
Think Progress » Senate Republicans Called For Commitment To PAYGO Before Voting Against It 2010
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Neurodoc writes: Would those who count themselves true-believing, non-equivocating libertarians please tell us whether the Pauls, pere et fils, are their kind of people, the sort they wish to see elected to Congress.
The Volokh Conspiracy » So a Libertarian and a Liberal Walk into a Bar 2010
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There is no equivocating in his message: Howard has no doubt that bin Laden was an instrument of Satan who was brought to justice with the aid of God, who answered the prayers of millions.
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Would those who count themselves true-believing, non-equivocating libertarians please tell us whether the Pauls, pere et fils, are their kind of people, the sort they wish to see elected to Congress.
The Volokh Conspiracy » So a Libertarian and a Liberal Walk into a Bar 2010
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There is no equivocating in his message: Howard has no doubt that bin Laden was an instrument of Satan who was brought to justice with the aid of God, who answered the prayers of millions.
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