Contract
Contract verb - To become affected with (a disease or disorder).
Sidestep
Sidestep verb - To avoid having to comply with (something) especially through cleverness.
Usage example: the eager enlistee sidestepped the regulations by lying about his age
Nearby Words: sidestepped, sidestepping
Both words in one sentence
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Reportedly, the only way Capcom was able to sidestep their Nintendo exclusivity contract was to make the non-Nintendo games non-canon.
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Sidestep and Contract. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/contract/sidestep
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