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as in circumvented
to avoid having to comply with (something) especially through cleverness
always trying to dodge the landlord's rule prohibiting pets
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as in evaded
to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery
dodged the horde of paparazzi by leaving through the service entrance
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Recent Examples of dodged
But perhaps adding Luis Campusano to the taxi squad on Sunday and not immediately activating him was a clue that Díaz dodged a significant injury.
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Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2025
Seton House closed again in 2009, narrowly dodged demolition in 2011 when neighbors and Historic Denver organized to save it, and reopened as a homeless shelter in 2012.
—Justin Wingerter, Denver Post, 25 Sep. 2025
While on the job in May 2015, Emenheiser dodged a bullet while responding to a call for a man with a weapon who had allegedly forced his way into a woman's home.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
Until that moment, Cardi B had dodged the relationship rumors.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
The last is closest to the truth, manager Gavin Olivieri told The Athletic, as the original owners—both going through divorces—dodged calls from their ex-spouses back in the day.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025
The companies showing off their cases with a lighter white or silvery iPhone 17 Pro in product shots mostly dodged any embarrassment, as those are harder to distinguish from Apple’s actual silver color.
—PC Magazine, 11 Sep. 2025
At one point, Kennedy dodged a question on gun violence by turning to the conservative talking point that the problem is not firearms but rather mental health and maybe even video games.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
The Raiders dodged a major bullet with Bowers not having suffered a more serious injury.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2025
Seton House closed again in 2009, narrowly dodged demolition in 2011 when neighbors and Historic Denver organized to save it, and reopened as a homeless shelter in 2012.
—Justin Wingerter, Denver Post, 25 Sep. 2025
While on the job in May 2015, Emenheiser dodged a bullet while responding to a call for a man with a weapon who had allegedly forced his way into a woman's home.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
Until that moment, Cardi B had dodged the relationship rumors.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
The last is closest to the truth, manager Gavin Olivieri told The Athletic, as the original owners—both going through divorces—dodged calls from their ex-spouses back in the day.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025
The companies showing off their cases with a lighter white or silvery iPhone 17 Pro in product shots mostly dodged any embarrassment, as those are harder to distinguish from Apple’s actual silver color.
—PC Magazine, 11 Sep. 2025
At one point, Kennedy dodged a question on gun violence by turning to the conservative talking point that the problem is not firearms but rather mental health and maybe even video games.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
The Raiders dodged a major bullet with Bowers not having suffered a more serious injury.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dodged
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But as audiences soon learned, the slayings were only a vision of Alice Cullen (Ashley Greene), which was ultimately circumvented by avoiding a battle with the sinister Volturi at the story's conclusion.—
Jen Juneau,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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The league could void the Clippers-Leonard contract and order the forfeiture of first-round picks, a penalty experienced by the Minnesota Timberwolves when they were found to have circumvented the cap to sign Joe Smith.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Hauge skillfully evaded Porro for both of his goals.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Frank evaded questions about whether Robertson has ever asked for extra benefits that are not allowed under the NBA salary cap.—
Janis Carr,
Oc Register,
29 Sep. 2025
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The second time her video captured the boat, the man had ducked down below, almost as if to hide from the camera.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
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Gardner ducked under the dark cloth and focused the image on the ground glass of his camera.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
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The former congresswoman insisted a shutdown must be avoided.—
Julia Manchester,
The Hill,
30 Sep. 2025
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The early suggestions were that Newcastle were hopeful Livramento had avoided an ACL injury, though the 22-year-old is still expected to be sidelined for a potentially lengthy period.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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So the manager went back to Whitlock for a second inning of work in the eighth and Whitlock nearly escaped before running out of steam.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Staff said the python likely escaped its home and asked for help finding the snake’s owner.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
2 Oct. 2025
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The litigation in that case resolved hundreds of lawsuits alleging the company ignored red flags while filling prescriptions for opioid pain medication.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Mun-ju doesn’t plan to fall for San-ho so quickly after her husband’s death, but the heightened emotion of life-or-death situations spur a sizzling chemistry and deep connection that cannot be ignored.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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How the suspect bypassed these requirements remains under investigation, WBLAHS said.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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Seven seconds, seven touches, 70 yards, five opposition players bypassed.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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