as in cheat
a dishonest person who uses clever means to cheat others out of something of value
one of the most artful dodgers in the annals of American crime
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Recent Examples of dodger
These changes will also usher in a shift in the way U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) handles customs and tariff enforcement, with both the DOJ and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) laser focused on duty dodgers.
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Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 30 July 2025
Blue Jays Trade Rumors Reaching New Peak Read more Los angeles dodgers
Sandy Alcántara Trade?
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 July 2025
Prosecutors painted a portrait of him as an artful tax dodger who devised one scheme after another to avoid paying his income taxes.
—Jay Weaver
july 24, Miami Herald, 24 July 2025
Try, try again Speaking of classes, the eight options here tend to fall into the usual archetypes for this kind of action-adventure game: the tank, the mage, the defensive specialist, the dextrous dodger, etc.
—ArsTechnica, 28 May 2025
The layoffs of roughly 7,000 Internal Revenue Service probationary workers beginning this week probably mean the end of the agency’s plan to go after high-wealth tax dodgers and could spell disaster for revenue collection, experts say.
—Fatima Hussein, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2025
The baseball world will look back at this era of dodger baseball 30 years from now and have nothing but fond memories and positive things to say about it.
—Fabian Ardaya, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
Read more Los angeles dodgers Which Surprise Teams Have The Best Chance to Sign Roki Sasaki?
—Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
Abraham Lincoln issued preemptive pardons in the Civil War and Jimmy Carter also preemptively pardoned Vietnam draft-dodgers in 1977.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 30 July 2025
Blue Jays Trade Rumors Reaching New Peak Read more Los angeles dodgers
Sandy Alcántara Trade?
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 July 2025
Prosecutors painted a portrait of him as an artful tax dodger who devised one scheme after another to avoid paying his income taxes.
—Jay Weaver
july 24, Miami Herald, 24 July 2025
Try, try again Speaking of classes, the eight options here tend to fall into the usual archetypes for this kind of action-adventure game: the tank, the mage, the defensive specialist, the dextrous dodger, etc.
—ArsTechnica, 28 May 2025
The layoffs of roughly 7,000 Internal Revenue Service probationary workers beginning this week probably mean the end of the agency’s plan to go after high-wealth tax dodgers and could spell disaster for revenue collection, experts say.
—Fatima Hussein, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2025
The baseball world will look back at this era of dodger baseball 30 years from now and have nothing but fond memories and positive things to say about it.
—Fabian Ardaya, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
Read more Los angeles dodgers Which Surprise Teams Have The Best Chance to Sign Roki Sasaki?
—Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
Abraham Lincoln issued preemptive pardons in the Civil War and Jimmy Carter also preemptively pardoned Vietnam draft-dodgers in 1977.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dodger
Noun
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There’s a pervasive perception that AI is used by lazy people or those who lack skills or cheat, not by hard-working overachievers.—
William Arruda,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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Travis Hunter’s fantasy football dual eligibility is a cheat code Travis Hunter could be a game-changer in IDP leagues across the various fantasy football game providers.—
Jake Ciely,
New York Times,
29 July 2025
Noun
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Matt Davis, a scientist with the Maine Department of Marine Resources, told WGME that warmer weather from climate change could cause sharks to hang around the area until later in the year than usual.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
13 Aug. 2025
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In one high-profile case, a Chinese vessel was caught inside the Galápagos Marine Reserve with 300 tons of marine life, including 6,000 dead sharks, in 2017.—
Jennifer Raynor,
Space.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Dodger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dodger. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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