单词	runaround
释义	runaround noun run·​around ˈrə-nə-ˌrau̇nd  1 : deceptive or delaying action especially in response to a request tired of getting the runaround 2 : matter typeset in shortened measure to run around something (such as a cut) Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Kristin Tevonian, who lives in suburban Illinois, faced a runaround when trying to refill her methotrexate script at Walgreens. Laura Weiss, The New Republic, 27 July 2022 Customers appreciate the simplicity and transparency of getting great products and service without the runaround. Blake Morgan, Forbes, 1 May 2022 At times, when an applicant asks about the total breakdown of compensation, they are stonewalled, given the runaround, put off or offered some very vague double-talk numbers. Jack Kelly, Forbes, 31 Jan. 2022 The measure is aimed at reducing the current bureaucratic runaround, under which people often have to visit offices, endure long phone calls or struggle with the delays of mail and fax machines when trying to contact federal agencies. Josh Boak, ajc, 13 Dec. 2021 Supervisor Hilda Solis, who co-authored the motion, said families like the Kizzees are often given the runaround when seeking information. Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2021 Pained lyrics about runaround women, sung by long-haired alpha guys. James Parker, The Atlantic, 3 Sep. 2021 So began a bureaucratic runaround that might have made Kafka proud. John Wilkens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2021 Hoover said he was put through a runaround that left him with nothing. Ron Hurtibise, sun-sentinel.com, 28 Feb. 2021 See More Word History First Known Use 1915, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing runaround get the runaround give (someone) the runaround get the runaround give (someone) the runaround Medical Definition runaround noun run·​around ˈrən-ə-ˌrau̇nd  : a whitlow encircling a fingernail or toenail runaround noun as in skirting Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance skirting sidestepping bypassing circumvention dodging evasion ducking cop-out out eluding elusion eschewing shunning eschewal deflection escape prevention avoidance precluding shaking obviation averting Antonyms & Near Antonyms endurance submission toleration abidance
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