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noun

plural of dodge
as in ruses
a clever often underhanded means to achieve an end just another dodge to get out of working in the yard

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dodges

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verb

present tense third-person singular of dodge
1
as in weaves
to move suddenly aside or to and fro dodging through the crowd on his way to the exit

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2
as in circumvents
to avoid having to comply with (something) especially through cleverness always trying to dodge the landlord's rule prohibiting pets

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3
as in evades
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 dodges
Noun
Simple dodges send Lara effortlessly backflipping through the air, and her iconic swan dive returns. — Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 11 June 2026 There's also knee slides, double jumps, and quick-dodges in all directions. — Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025 The former is what the first game had, and is more meant for short-range dashes and dodges. — Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025 There’s a lot of common dodges and evasions. — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025 Each character has a base suite of moves including light and heavy attacks, dodges or blocks (depending on the hero), and special moves that expend a stamina meter. — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2025
Verb
Meanwhile his wife Penelope dodges suitors while his son Telemachus valiantly searches for his decades-absent dad. — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 15 July 2026 Hatcher — a Pomo shape-shifter who dodges prejudice by passing as Mexican in the novel — is a thorny protagonist, often cunning, scheming and unforgiving. — Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2026 Lionel Messi rebounds his own miss and dodges three Austrian defenders with a sliding second goal in stoppage time to put the exclamation mark on an historic performance for him and Argentina today in Arlington. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 June 2026 So in Love, the 23-year-old singer’s latest, dodges the third-album conundrum of whether to embrace sweeping change. — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 15 June 2026 If someone dodges details, slow down and repeat the key request. — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 10 Apr. 2026 Continue reading … VETTING FAILURE — Far-left firebrand dodges questions over hiring bodyguard with criminal history. — FOXNews.com, 20 Mar. 2026 Trump, when pressed, dodges the issue of war aims by pointing to the excellence of the military. — Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2026 In a cult classic 1976 film, The Bill Koch Experience, the star slaloms at perilous speed through low brush, dodges cows in a pasture, and also leaps off a boulder, only to tumble. — Bill Donahue, Outside, 14 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dodges
  1. ruses
  2. weaves
  3. circumvents
  4. evades
  5. schemes
  6. ducks
  7. avoids
  8. escapes
Noun
  • There’s a delightful secret history of Hollywood directors whose ruses and stratagems bought them an unusual amount of leeway with their scripts.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Even before pro-party AI ruses were possible, the Chinese government and its supporters flooded social media with pro-China propaganda and vicious attacks on critics.
    — Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026
Definition of ruses
Verb
  • Rome — Scorching temperatures and a long, dry summer have given locals and tourists alike a rare opportunity to see the remains of a 2,000-year-old bridge that once spanned the Tiber river that weaves through the center of Rome.
    — Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The jukebox musical weaves songs from across Keys’ career into the fictional Ali’s story.
    — Maya Santiago, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of weaves
Verb
  • Additionally, because the $50 co-payment circumvents Part D, the amount doesn’t count toward a beneficiary’s annual deductible or out-of-pocket maximum.
    — Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • The exhibit mostly circumvents contextualizing the architectural details of the office, and rather aims to explicate the man who worked within it.
    — Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 26 June 2026
Definition of circumvents
Verb
  • This skin-crawling faux-documentary concerns a prolific New York serial killer who evades capture despite recording his brazen crimes.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026
  • However, Noussair Mazraoui evades Casemiro’s challenge far too easily before Bilal El Khannouss releases Achraf Hakimi on the far side.
    — Mark Carey, New York Times, 6 July 2026
Definition of evades
Noun
  • It's also given rise to smuggling schemes to bring AI hardware into China, prompting international investigations and the arrests of many high-profile employees at companies such as Super Micro and Nvidia.
    — Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Derwick ultimately came under scrutiny by investigators in Venezuela, the US and Spain who suspected ties to money laundering schemes involving PDVSA funds.
    — Fabiola Zerpa, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of schemes
Verb
  • In the video, the subject ducks his head in the opposite direction of the doorbell camera.
    — Michael Ruiz , Adam Sabes , Christina Dugan Ramirez , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Julia Bonavita , Peter D'Abrosca , Alexandra Koch , Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 3 Feb. 2026
  • The sun ducks down and sets Conejo Mountain against warm pinks and purples, transforming the ridgeline into an epic silhouette.
    — Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Definition of ducks
Verb
  • The larger battery gives it the sort of range that makes an EV genuinely useful for long-distance driving, while the interior avoids some of the irritating touchscreen-heavy trends found elsewhere.
    — Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • But governments are also aware that as ice melts in the coming decades, transit seasons could extend and additional routes can open up, such as a potential trans-polar route that avoids Russian coastlines altogether.
    — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of avoids
Verb
  • One of the most iconic New England summer escapes, Nantucket is known for its clapboard cottages (and, sure, mega-mansions), sandy beaches, hydrangeas, and elite charm.
    — Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 9 Aug. 2026
  • When the Delgado family escapes their house, they are surrounded by other, far more hostile creatures.
    — Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 8 Aug. 2026
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