as in person
a member of the human race
her coworkers regard her as something of an odd duck
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as in to avoid
to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery
don't try to duck your commitment to spending Thanksgiving with your family by claiming you have to work
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Recent Examples of duck
Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 5 May 2025
Photos from student protests showed hundreds of teenagers adopting many of the visual cues used in the pro-democracy demonstrations, like the three-finger salute and yellow rubber ducks.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 3 May 2025
ArsTechnica, 30 Apr. 2025
Mauzy ducked because a pitch from Kansas State’s Tanner Duke was near his head.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2025
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Noun
May 4, 2025 Perhaps the ducks were simply waiting to see top Royals prospect Jac Caglianone come to bat once again.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 5 May 2025
Photos from student protests showed hundreds of teenagers adopting many of the visual cues used in the pro-democracy demonstrations, like the three-finger salute and yellow rubber ducks.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 3 May 2025
Verb
And, of course, since '90s kids easily ducked those age gates, too, history shows why investing millions to build the latest and greatest age verification systems probably remains a fool's errand after all these years.
—ArsTechnica, 30 Apr. 2025
Mauzy ducked because a pitch from Kansas State’s Tanner Duke was near his head.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for duck
Noun
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The Clinic notes that a person is more likely to develop alopecia if there is a family history of the condition or if family members have other autoimmune diseases like lupus or thyroid disease.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
10 May 2025
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Joshua Smellie, 34, of Hartford, has been arrested and is charged with first-degree assault, criminal possession of a firearm, criminal use of a firearm, risk of injury, first-degree reckless endangerment, and third-degree assault on an elderly person, according to the Hartford Police Department.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
10 May 2025
Verb
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Make sure to maintain an upright torso and avoid leaning forward or backward.—
Laura Schober,
Health,
13 May 2025
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The key question is whether the data behind digital twins is sound enough to avoid the pitfalls that result in data decay over time (i.e., entropy).—
Mika Newton,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
Verb
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Among the companies charting this alternative path is Organic India, a wellness brand that has woven regenerative organic agricultural practices into its DNA long before the term became a mainstream badge of sustainability.—
Christopher Marquis,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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The singer sported an intricate top for her time on the show — silver chains woven together to form a halter-neck shape.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
13 May 2025
Verb
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If Toronto needs to dip further down the depth chart for starts, the two new additions could soon be options.—
Will Sammon,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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But the chances of survival start to dip after just 12 hours.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
Noun
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The dynamics are informed by a baseline of data from Mack, who oversees the Royals quantitative analysis staff and performance science department ... and happens to be a sharp and animated guy who loves to talk about this stuff.—
Vahe Gregorian,
Kansas City Star,
9 May 2025
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Robinson stars as Craig Waterman, a regular suburban guy with a boring job, a charming florist wife who's losing interest in him (Kate Mara), and a teenage son (Jack Dylan Grazer) whose indifference borders on hostility.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
9 May 2025
Verb
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Engineered to evade interception by U.S. defenses such as THAAD, the missile presents a direct challenge to Western military dominance and poses a potential threat to regional allies like Israel.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 May 2025
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Vita's Ukrainian mother (my grandmother) survived as an orphan for two years under German occupation and barely evaded being carted off to Germany to work as a forced laborer.—
Sasha Vasilyuk,
Time,
8 May 2025
Verb
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But for now Illinois has dodged two major budgetary bullets.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2025
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Miss Manners: What’s the best way to dodge a fishy hug?—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
13 May 2025
Verb
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Tatum dunked the ball, and the Celtics jumped to a 90-89 lead with 18.5 seconds left.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
8 May 2025
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Nesmith soared over Mitchell, who had his back turned, and dunked before the two became tangled.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
7 May 2025
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“Duck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duck. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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