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
Sam Lee, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
One line cook seemingly devoted her evening to the duck course, slicing breast after breast into bites with an ideal ratio of crackling fat and skin and sumptuous meat.
—Caroline Hatchett, Robb Report, 21 Apr. 2025
Lucia I Suarez Sang, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2025
New Yorkers spend so much time ducking crises that get lobbed at them like Molotov cocktails that the need to prepare the post-automotive city feels less immediate.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 18 Apr. 2025
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Noun
The same cannot be said of Crystal Palace, who are mid-table in the top flight but hopeful of breaking their duck in this competition, having twice previously stumbled in the final.
—Sam Lee, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
One line cook seemingly devoted her evening to the duck course, slicing breast after breast into bites with an ideal ratio of crackling fat and skin and sumptuous meat.
—Caroline Hatchett, Robb Report, 21 Apr. 2025
Verb
Mexican news outlets, including El Universal, reported that video surveillance showed Hernandez managed to escape while running almost naked through the streets before ducking under a tarp that was covering a vehicle.
—Lucia I Suarez Sang, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2025
New Yorkers spend so much time ducking crises that get lobbed at them like Molotov cocktails that the need to prepare the post-automotive city feels less immediate.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for duck
Noun
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The cost is $65 per person in a group, or $85 per person for a private hike.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
10 May 2025
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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
Verb
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Until the masses adopt it, fraudsters can simply avoid platforms that require World ID and continue doing business as usual.—
Jennifer Jolly,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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Maria desperately wanted her children to avoid the same path.—
Matt Robison,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
Verb
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That’s where the idea of woven came in—not just as a visual theme with so much design potential, but also as a powerful metaphor for our strength.—
Kissa Castaneda,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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Read on for more hotels that are woven into the very fabric of their destinations.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
1 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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Old-timers from the neighborhood sit around reading or gossiping, clapping along to whatever music is playing on the system, often at volumes so loud that Coopersmith and his guys have to shout to each other while pricing records.—
Shauna Lyon,
New Yorker,
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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The days of dodging class or suffering from a lack of motivation appear to be a thing of the past at Alpha School, a private pre-K through eighth grade institution that utilizes personalized artificial intelligence to teach an entire day of core academic lessons in just two hours.—
Joshua Rhett Miller,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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After parents got wise to '90s kids dodging age gates, pressure predictably mounted on Adult Check to solve the problem, despite Adult Check consistently admitting that its system wasn't foolproof.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
30 Apr. 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 14 May. 2025.
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